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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 (≈14/year long-term). 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
#142,952
#142,952 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1590 → 1609
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
15.5/ 2855.4%
17W3D8L
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
#875
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,824
in continent
World
#142,941
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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