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Matshego, Thato

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FIDEFIDE 14348489· Female· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Thato Matshego, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1558 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (B), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Girls). Also played 3 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently.

At junior level, she reached #84, #34 and #29 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1558

Standard

Rpd1548·Blz1447

All-time high

1558

at best
Jun 2026 · age 19

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#163,166

#163,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1558
at age 19
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 19
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
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

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Ladies)
perf 1928 (+405) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Mercy Ingado 1,689
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 · May 2026 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+43
1515 → 1558
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
25.5/ 4952.0%
28W3D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/9#691689+31.0
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (B)
Swiss
May 20266/3#52287+7.2
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Girls)
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/4#102297-2.8
Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Ladies)
Swiss
Feb 20264.5/5#11928+49.6
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Girls)
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/2#112320-18.6
COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Girls Event
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/6#101697-24.8
Worst Elo result: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Girls Event (-24.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,128
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,902
in continent
World
#163,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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