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Tsitsi, Karabo

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FIDEFIDE 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 7 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 15-month break between Nov 2022 and Mar 2024.

Current rating

1752

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1770

−18 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 31

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#91,757

#91,757 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
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 15 months
paused at 1518 → returned at 1711
Nov 2022
83rd South African 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 1524
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens)
perf 1944 (+174) · 4/6 · #7
Top opponent
vs Nhamo Chakandidano 1,687
Najdorf Movement 2025 (A) · Jun 2025 · +18.3 Elo
Evolution
+19
1733 → 1752
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
8W0D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNhamo Chakandidano1,687·Najdorf Movement 2025 (A)·R4·+18.3
2.[W]vsMatthew Retief1,650·Najdorf Movement 2025 (A)·R2·+16.2
3.[W]vsTlhogi Dikolomela1,549·Najdorf Movement 2025 (A)·R6·+11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Feb 20261/3#41699-18.2
Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens)
Swiss
Oct 20254/6#71944+54.0
Najdorf Movement 2025 (A)
Swiss
Jun 20253/7#81765-17.2
Worst Elo result: Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Open) (-18.2 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

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South Africa
#333
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#3,269
in continent
World
#91,756
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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