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Molusi, Katlego

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FIDEFIDE 14359901· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Katlego Molusi, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1608 — just 13 short of his peak of 1621 (Jan 2026, age 19). He is progressing steadily with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U20). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.

At junior level, he reached #70, #89 and #49 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1608

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1537

All-time high

1621

−13 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#143,324

#143,324 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Feb 2026
70th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1621
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1621
at age 19 · −13 from today
Jan 2026
2024
89th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1545
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 1940 (+355) · 5/7 · #90
Top opponent
vs Bongolethu Ncethelo 1,891
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys) · Mar 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+63
1545 → 1608
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
16/ 3644.4%
14W9D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/7#171757+8.6
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20253.5/3#232332-22.4
Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U20)
Team
Dec 20253.5/2#152548+35.6
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/7#901940+39.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship) (-22.4 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

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South Africa
#881
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,839
in continent
World
#143,313
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Africa
1
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10
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