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Sera, Galaletsang
🇿🇦FIDE 14351897· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Galaletsang Sera, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1484 — just 8 short of his peak of 1492 (Nov 2025, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U18), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Rooks).
At junior level, he reached #67 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1484
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1492
−8 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#190,651
#190,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1492
at age 17 · −8 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+350 Elo)
1116 → 1466
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Mar 2024
67th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1116
Jan 2024
First FIDE rating
1116 · at age 16
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1468 → 1484
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
11/ 2250.0%
9W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLeroux Byliefeldt1,650·Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18)·R4·-10.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 1949 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #79 | 1853 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/2 | #21 | 2318 | +22.8 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3/3 | #10 | 2488 | +15.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,473
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,005
in continent
World
#190,570
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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