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Libe, Sofonea
🇱🇸FIDE 21301247· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1997
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Sofonea Libe, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1684 — just 23 short of his peak of 1707 (Mar 2024, age 27). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Sep 2021 and Sep 2023. Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, 2025 CBL & NUL Open Chess Championship, and Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025. He reached #8 nationally in Sep 2023 and spent 15 months in top 10.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1655
All-time high
1707
−23 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 27
Mar 2024 · age 27
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#115,440
#115,440 · players worldwide · of 216,808
15 months in National top 10 (2022–2024)
15 months in National top 10 (2022–2024)
Career timeline
12 entries2024
15 months in national top 10
longest streak 15 months · since May 2022
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+194 Elo)
1513 → 1707
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1707
at age 27 · −23 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #8
at age 26 · rated 1511
Sep 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1513 → returned at 1511
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1680 → 1684
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
9W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #23 | 1639 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/1 | #26 | 2270 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/1 | #14 | 2601 | +12.0 |
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#23
out of 85 players
Africa
#4,452
in continent
World
#115,436
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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