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Lieketseng, Ngatane
WFM🇱🇸FIDE 21300585· Female· Lesotho· Born in 1995
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Ngatane Lieketseng, a 31-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1571. She has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals Ladies, 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Open Section, and 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2021–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). Her peak of 1700 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2024); she also reached #6 nationally in Feb 2017.
Awarded WFM in 2016 (age 21).
Current rating
1571
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1610
All-time high
1700
−129 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 29
Apr 2024 · age 29
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#158,156
#158,156 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
100 career games
at age 31
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1638 → returned at 1612
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+252 Elo)
1448 → 1700
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1700
at age 29 · −129 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-67
1638 → 1571
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
17/ 3450.0%
13W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 1642 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #12 | 2299 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #25 | 1766 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #37 | 2521 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #35 | 2491 | -26.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaboloko LeboelaWCM
🇱🇸LES·1561
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsNaleli Teeke
🇱🇸LES·1674
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBonolo NtsieloWCM
🇱🇸LES·1741
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLikhomo Malehloa
🇱🇸LES·1608
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsPontso Makhebesela
🇱🇸LES·1541
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#49
out of 85 players
Africa
#6,663
in continent
World
#158,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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