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Mkotong, Boipelo
🇿🇦FIDE 14346559· Male· South Africa· Born in 2004
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Boipelo Mkotong, a 22-year-old South African player, is rated 1716 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1645 and 1716 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A), and 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (A).
At junior level, he reached #20 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1736
All-time high
1716
at best
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1716
at age 22
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Jul 2025
2024
20th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1700
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+471 Elo)
1229 → 1700
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1691 → 1716
Tournaments
7
37 games
Score
18.5/ 3750.0%
15W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #7 | 2566 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 2602 | +7.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1801 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #9 | 1651 | -15.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 1852 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #7 | 1720 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/5 | #14 | 1645 | -12.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#439
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,877
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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