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Makwaeba, Keabetswe
🇧🇼FIDE 15205878· Male· Botswana· Born in 2004
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Keabetswe Makwaeba, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1802 — just 8 short of his peak of 1810 (Mar 2024, age 20). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2023 and Nov 2024. Recent appearance: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A. He reached #43 nationally in Jun 2026.
Competes for Botswana since Jan 2019. At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1802
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1777
All-time high
1810
−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 20
Mar 2024 · age 20
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#75,757
#75,757 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak national rank: #43
at age 22 · rated 1802
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 21
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1674 → 1810
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1810
at age 20 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section Aperf 2080 (+278) · 4.5/5 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1795 → 1802
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRaymond Maretlwaneng1,756·2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A·R6·+8.7
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 2080 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Botswana
#43
out of 183 players
Africa
#2,548
in continent
World
#75,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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