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Palamo Makhele
🇱🇸FIDE 21300437· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1985
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Palamo Makhele, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1529. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2026). 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. His peak of 1584 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2024); he also reached #20 nationally in Feb 2017.
Current rating
1529
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz1561
All-time high
1584
−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#173,560
#173,560 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1547
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+237 Elo)
1306 → 1543
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1543 → returned at 1547
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1584
at age 39 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1543 → 1529
Tournaments
2
21 games
Score
8/ 2138.1%
11W0D10L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #40 | 2495 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #24 | 1891 | +4.2 |
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#55
out of 85 players
Africa
#7,288
in continent
World
#173,523
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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