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Motsuane, Lucky Mojalefa
🇿🇦FIDE 14355019· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002
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Lucky Mojalefa Motsuane, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1660. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bojanalas Lebone II Open 2026 (Open), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Open), and Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently. His peak of 1738 was reached at age 23 (May 2025).
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1679
All-time high
1738
−78 pts below
May 2025 · age 23
May 2025 · age 23
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,027
#124,027 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1738
at age 23 · −78 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+393 Elo)
1295 → 1688
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1696 → 1660
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
9/ 2536.0%
9W0D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #3 | 1738 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #6 | 1562 | -25.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #25 | 1748 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #11 | 1647 | -5.4 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 1/3 | #19 | 1600 | -30.4 |
Worst Elo result: Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (Championship) (-30.4 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#652
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,870
in continent
World
#124,021
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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