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Botha, Lukas
🇿🇦FIDE 14393794· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Lukas Botha, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1418 — just 15 short of his peak of 1433 (Mar 2026, age 16). He is currently in the 1400–1450 range. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U16), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently.
Current rating
1418
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1433
−15 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#212,262
#212,262 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
4 entries2026
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1433
at age 16 · −15 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1433 · at age 16
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1433 → 1418
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
5.5/ 2522.0%
4W3D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/7 | #39 | 1292 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #9 | 1335 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #85 | 798 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/4 | #74 | 1224 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,696
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,869
in continent
World
#211,897
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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