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Letsoeisa, Modimoonthatile
🇿🇦FIDE 14382792· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Modimoonthatile Letsoeisa, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1609 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1557 and 1609 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (B), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 Frances Baard Chess Rapid Open (Open)) recently.
Current rating
1609
Standard
Rpd1641·Blz—
All-time high
1609
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,544
#143,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
May 2026
All-time peak 1609
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1575 · at age 17
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1590 → 1609
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
14W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLeroux Byliefeldt1,676·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R6·+26.6
3.[W]vsInga Danglashe1,550·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R4·+19.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsCallum Lau1,606·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R3·-17.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/5 | #2 | 2372 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/2 | #81 | 2386 | -37.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #14 | 2388 | +46.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/2 | #7 | 2458 | -32.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#877
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,920
in continent
World
#143,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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