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Botha, Robert
🇿🇦FIDE 14342502· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Robert Botha, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1465 — just 24 short of his peak of 1489 (Oct 2024, age 13). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16).
At junior level, he reached #66 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1465
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1489
−24 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 13
Oct 2024 · age 13
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#198,744
#198,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2024
66th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1489
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Oct 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1489
at age 13 · −24 from today
Oct 2024
First FIDE rating
1489 · at age 13
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1480 → 1465
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
5W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #27 | 2317 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,570
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,458
in continent
World
#198,626
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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