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Selatela, Khiba
🇱🇸FIDE 21300011· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1996
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Khiba Selatela, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1660 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship and 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He took a 20-month break between Apr 2024 and Jan 2026. He reached #11 nationally in Jan 2023.
At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1712
All-time high
1660
at best
Feb 2026 · age 30
Feb 2026 · age 30
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1660
at age 30
Feb 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 28
Apr 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1645 → returned at 1646
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+239 Elo)
1409 → 1648
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 28
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1645 → 1660
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #12 | 1852 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #19 | 1876 | +1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTokelo KlaasCM
🇱🇸LES·1882
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSechaba Khalema
🇱🇸LES·1785
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLebajoa TsepheCM
🇱🇸LES·2002
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRamokotjo Lekau
🇱🇸LES·1633
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsRefuoe Ramakabane
🇱🇸LES·1574
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#25
out of 85 players
Africa
#4,930
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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