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Motau, Neelo
🇿🇦FIDE 14371669· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Neelo Motau, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1489. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), 2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B), and Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U12). His peak of 1578 was reached at age 11 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1489
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1578
−89 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 11
Dec 2025 · age 11
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#189,937
#189,937 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2026
9th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1555
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1578
at age 11 · −89 from today
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-89
1578 → 1489
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
33.5/ 5560.9%
30W7D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBen Klopper1,522·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U12 Open Championship)·R5·-21.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/4 | #25 | 2290 | -22.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #13 | 1732 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #1 | 2360 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #15 | — | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/2 | #13 | 2357 | -16.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/1 | #57 | 2322 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #33 | 1390 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/2 | #41 | 729 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/2 | #1 | 1706 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,460
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,090
in continent
World
#189,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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