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Molusi, Katlego
🇿🇦FIDE 14359901· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Katlego Molusi, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1597 — just 24 short of his peak of 1621 (Jan 2026, age 19). He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/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
1597
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1537
All-time high
1621
−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
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 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
2024
89th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1545
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
1545 → 1597
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
14W9D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #32 | 1988 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #17 | 1757 | +8.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #23 | 2332 | -22.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #15 | 2548 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #90 | 1940 | +39.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship) (-22.4 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#928
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,147
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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