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Matshego, Thato
🇿🇦FIDE 14348489· Female· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Thato Matshego, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1520 — just 3 short of her peak of 1523 (Mar 2026, age 19). She is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Girls), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Ladies), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Girls). Also played 2 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.
At junior level, she reached #84, #34 and #29 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1520
Standard
Rpd1548·Blz1440
All-time high
1523
−3 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 19
Mar 2026 · age 19
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,024
#177,024 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1523
at age 19 · −3 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+366 Elo)
1150 → 1516
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1516 → 1520
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
18.5/ 3750.0%
21W3D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/4 | #10 | 2297 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 1928 | +49.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #11 | 2320 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1697 | -24.8 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 1608 | +26.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,299
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,414
in continent
World
#176,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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