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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 1624 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +127 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: 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 had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).

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

Current rating

1624

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1610

All-time high

1624

at best
May 2026 · age 23

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#137,297

#137,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1624
at age 23
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+336 Elo)
1161 → 1497
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1497 → returned at 1518
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 2069 (+464) · 5/6 · #92
Top opponent
vs Tobias Kruger 1,716
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +26.2 Elo
Evolution
+106
1518 → 1624
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
10W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

Rankings

/
South Africa
#808
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,532
in continent
World
#137,289
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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10
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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8
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9
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10
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2
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