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Molapo Thabang
🇸🇿FIDE 20702442· Male· Eswatini· Born in 2004
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Molapo Thabang, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1606 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2022–2023) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025, Trojan Horse Open, and Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7. He reached #11 nationally in Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1606
at best
Apr 2026 · age 22
Apr 2026 · age 22
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 22
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1606
at age 22
Apr 2026
2024
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1604
Oct 2024
Peak national rank: #11
at age 20 · rated 1604
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+438 Elo)
1166 → 1604
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1604 → 1606
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
7W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #17 | 626 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #20 | 2669 | +9.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/1 | #15 | 2417 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#19
out of 53 players
Africa
#5,972
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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