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Tsitsi, Karabo
🇿🇦FIDE 14348950· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994
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Karabo Tsitsi, a 32-year-old South African player, is rated 1752 — just 18 short of his peak of 1770 (Nov 2025, age 31). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 8 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Open), Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens), and Najdorf Movement 2025 (A). He took a 18-month break between Nov 2022 and Jun 2024.
Current rating
1752
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1770
−18 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 31
Nov 2025 · age 31
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#91,911
#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1770
at age 31 · −18 from today
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1518 → 1747
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1518 → returned at 1704
Nov 2022
83rd South African 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 1524
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1716 → 1752
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
5W0D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #4 | 1699 | -18.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #7 | 1944 | +54.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#336
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,295
in continent
World
#91,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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