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Tlhage, Molemo
🇿🇦FIDE 14355213· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Molemo Tlhage, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1558 — just 1 short of his peak of 1559 (Nov 2025, age 19). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. Recent appearance: Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Rooks).
At junior level, he reached #93, #68 and #30 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1558
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1559
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 19
Nov 2025 · age 19
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,166
#163,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
93rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1559
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1559
at age 19 · −1 from today
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+374 Elo)
1172 → 1546
Nov 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1546 → returned at 1556
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1556 → 1558
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/3 | #14 | 2264 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,128
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,902
in continent
World
#163,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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