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Mothata, Omaatla Aobakwe
🇿🇦FIDE 14331322· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Omaatla Aobakwe Mothata, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1590 — just 15 short of his peak of 1605 (Mar 2025, age 19). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (B).
At junior level, he reached #67, #50, #23 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1590
Standard
Rpd1524·Blz1524
All-time high
1605
−15 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 19
Mar 2025 · age 19
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#150,820
#150,820 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
67th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1605
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1605
at age 19 · −15 from today
Mar 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
1298 → 1587
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1590 → 1590
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
5W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/3 | #8 | 2384 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#968
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,277
in continent
World
#150,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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