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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 1504 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Knights), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U18), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open).
At junior level, he reached #67 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1504
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1504
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#184,210
#184,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1504
at age 18
Jun 2026
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
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1468 → 1504
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
9W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/2 | #8 | 2289 | +20.4 |
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 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,392
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,854
in continent
World
#184,159
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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