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Motiang, Refentse Tumisa

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FIDEFIDE 14333295· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003

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Refentse Tumisa Motiang, a 23-year-old South African player, is rated 1710 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +192 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A), 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B), and 2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 63-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2025 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #80, #79 and #57 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1710

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1594

All-time high

1710

at best
Jun 2026 · age 23

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#106,298

#106,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1518 → 1710
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1710
at age 23
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 2069 (+464) · 5/6 · #92
Top opponent
vs Evasan Chettiar 1,900
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B) · Apr 2026 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
+110
1600 → 1710
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
16/ 3053.3%
15W2D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
May 20260.5/4#131404-18.0
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#281845+103.6
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/6#922069+24.8
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20255.5/6#11939+81.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A) (-18.0 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#454
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,980
in continent
World
#106,295
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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