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Mphetole Mona
🇱🇸FIDE 21300291· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1995
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Mphetole Mona, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1650 — just 15 short of his peak of 1665 (Mar 2024, age 29). He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B) and 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Year End Blitz Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017) and 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). He reached #17 nationally in Jul 2020.
Current rating
1650
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1575
All-time high
1665
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 29
Mar 2024 · age 29
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#128,200
#128,200 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+221 Elo)
1444 → 1665
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1665
at age 29 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Peak national rank: #17
at age 25 · rated 1444
Jul 2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1444 → returned at 1442
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1649 → 1650
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
7W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #67 | 1705 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 1786 | -13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMonaheng Motlomelo
🇱🇸LES·1726
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSechaba Khalema
🇱🇸LES·1785
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTokelo KlaasCM
🇱🇸LES·1882
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNgakana Nzema
🇱🇸LES·1668
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#28
out of 85 players
Africa
#5,118
in continent
World
#128,194
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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