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Botha, Lorelei
🇿🇦FIDE 14346656· Female· South Africa· Born in 2004
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Lorelei Botha, a 22-year-old South African player, is rated 1450 — just 23 short of her peak of 1473 (Nov 2024, age 20). She plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Oct 2023 and Nov 2024. Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (C).
At junior level, she reached #68 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1450
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1473
−23 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 20
Nov 2024 · age 20
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#203,985
#203,985 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+378 Elo)
1095 → 1473
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1473
at age 20 · −23 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
68th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1095
Oct 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1095 → returned at 1473
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1473 → 1450
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 1468 | -22.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,614
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,677
in continent
World
#203,798
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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