Format
KT
Klaas, Tokelo
CM🇱🇸FIDE 21300020· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1996
Follow Tokelo KlaasTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Tokelo Klaas, a 30-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1882 — just 7 short of his peak of 1889 (Apr 2026, age 30). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals, 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, and 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship. He reached #1 nationally in Feb 2014 and spent 78 months as #1, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #3 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1882
Standard
Rpd1893·Blz1875
All-time high
1889
−7 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 30
Apr 2026 · age 30
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#52,656
#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
78 months in #1 nationally (2014–2024)
78 months in #1 nationally (2014–2024)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1889
at age 30 · −7 from today
Apr 2026
2024
78 months in National #1
longest streak 68 months · since Feb 2014
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1857 → returned at 1845
Apr 2020
2018
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
Nov 2018
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1713 → 1827
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1855 → 1882
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
33/ 4770.2%
23W20D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 1847 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2005 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #15 | 1754 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1935 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 1947 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 1843 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSechaba Khalema
🇱🇸LES·1785
+5 −4 =13
22 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKhanyapa Theko
🇱🇸LES·1884
+6 −5 =5
16 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →
vsLebajoa TsepheCM
🇱🇸LES·2002
+6 −3 =6
15 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKhiba Selatela
🇱🇸LES·1660
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsRamokotjo Lekau
🇱🇸LES·1633
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2021
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#3
out of 85 players
Africa
#1,584
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Lesotho
| 1 | 🇱🇸Follow Lebajoa TsepheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,002 |
| 2 | 🇱🇸Follow George MahommedTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,915 |
| 3 | 1,882 | |
| 4 | 🇱🇸Follow Karabo MoketeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,874 |
| 5 | 🇱🇸Follow Mphane ThabangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,805 |
| 6 | 🇱🇸Follow Sechaba KhalemaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,785 |
| 7 | 🇱🇸Follow Motsamai BokangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,779 |
| 8 | 🇱🇸Follow Tumelo PutsoaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,762 |
| 9 | 🇱🇸Follow Lereko MalukeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,749 |
| 10 | 🇱🇸Follow Letsatsi KhamaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,747 |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,464 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,443 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,437 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿Follow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,425 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 1584 | 1,882 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 52655 | 1,882 | |