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Botlhole, Erato

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FIDEFIDE 14390957· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Erato Botlhole, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1475 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16), 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16), and Fide in the Bay January 2026 (B).

At junior level, he reached #86 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1475

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1475

at best
May 2026 · age 15

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#194,007

#194,007 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1409 → 1475
May 2026
All-time peak 1475
at age 15
May 2026
2024
86th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1445
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Nov 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Nov 2024
First FIDE rating
1445 · at age 13
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vukile Pakade 1,707
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16) · Apr 2026 · +11.7 Elo
Evolution
+29
1446 → 1475
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
15.5/ 4733.0%
10W16D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJayde Arries1,480·NMBCU Open 2025 (B)·R2·+21.8
2.[W]vsJaculene Bothma1,437·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R4·+20.0
3.[W]vsJoshua Koutsouvelis1,412·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R2·+18.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJaeden De Jager1,430·2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16)·R3·-22.6
2.[L]vsLevi Blandy1,413·NMBCU Open 2025 (B)·R1·-22.0
3.[L]vsTyler Barry1,448·NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16)·R5·-21.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16)
Swiss
Apr 20261/3#1913010.0
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16)
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#1214320.0
Fide in the Bay January 2026 (B)
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/2#261643-36.4
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/2#161486-14.8
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U16)
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/2#172393-4.4
Worst Elo result: Fide in the Bay January 2026 (B) (-36.4 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,512
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,149
in continent
World
#193,911
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,245
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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4
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5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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8149🇿🇦Botlhole, Erato1,475
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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193911🇿🇦Botlhole, Erato1,475