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Bokang, Motsamai
🇱🇸FIDE 21301441· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2005
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Motsamai Bokang, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1779 — just 28 short of his peak of 1807 (Mar 2025, age 20). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 7 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈23/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. Also played 1 rapid (including Summer Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He reached #3 nationally in Sep 2023 and spent 16 months in top 5.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1774·Blz1727
All-time high
1807
−28 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 20
Mar 2025 · age 20
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
16 months in National top 5 (2023–2024)
16 months in National top 5 (2023–2024)
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1807
at age 20 · −28 from today
Mar 2025
2024
16 months in national top 5
longest streak 12 months · since Aug 2023
Dec 2024
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1795
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+276 Elo)
1507 → 1783
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1806 → 1779
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
21.5/ 4646.7%
22W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 1798 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #20 | 1730 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #5 | 1711 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1872 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #21 | 1878 | -30.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLebajoa TsepheCM
🇱🇸LES·2002
+3 −12 =8
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGeorge Mahommed
🇱🇸LES·1915
+4 −6 =4
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSechaba Khalema
🇱🇸LES·1785
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsLetsatsi Khama
🇱🇸LES·1747
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKatleho Phakisi
🇱🇸LES·1697
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#7
out of 85 players
Africa
#2,878
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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