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Thabang, Mphane
🇱🇸FIDE 21301549· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2002
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Mphane Thabang, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1805 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship, 2025 CBL & NUL Open Chess Championship, and Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025. He took a 20-month break between Aug 2021 and May 2023. He reached #4 nationally in Aug 2024 and has been in top 10 for 51 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1805
Standard
Rpd1735·Blz1759
All-time high
1805
at best
Jan 2026 · age 24
Jan 2026 · age 24
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,821
#74,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Jan 2024
National top 10 since Jan 2024
Career timeline
11 entries2026
51 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 30 months · since Aug 2021
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1805
at age 24
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Dec 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 22 · rated 1799
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+312 Elo)
1487 → 1799
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1778 → 1805
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
13.5/ 1971.1%
11W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 1807 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/2 | #19 | 2528 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/4 | #3 | 2520 | +18.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLebajoa TsepheCM
🇱🇸LES·2002
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLetsatsi Khama
🇱🇸LES·1747
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTokelo KlaasCM
🇱🇸LES·1882
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSechaba Khalema
🇱🇸LES·1785
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#5
out of 85 players
Africa
#2,521
in continent
World
#74,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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