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Ntsielo, Bonolo
WCM🇱🇸FIDE 21301921· Female· Lesotho· Born in 2008
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Bonolo Ntsielo, a 18-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1741. She has slipped back 83 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals Ladies, 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship, and 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including Summer Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1824 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2025); she also reached #4 nationally in Jan 2025 and spent 14 months in top 5.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1741
Standard
Rpd1666·Blz1667
All-time high
1824
−83 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 17
Mar 2025 · age 17
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,687
#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 5 (2024–2025)
14 months in National top 5 (2024–2025)
Career timeline
15 entries2025
14 months in national top 5
longest streak 14 months · since Oct 2024
Nov 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 17
Nov 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1824
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1824
at age 17 · −83 from today
Mar 2025
Peak national rank: #4
at age 17 · rated 1813
Jan 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-83
1824 → 1741
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
22/ 4351.2%
21W11D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsSana Omprakash KayyarWIM2,012·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 GIRLS·R9·+13.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1939 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #6 | 1969 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #15 | 1712 | -69.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 1889 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #12 | 1841 | -34.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsReitumetse Taioe
🇱🇸LES·1565
+7 −5 =5
17 games·last met May 2024
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vsNteboheleng ThetsaneWCM
🇱🇸LES·1630
+5 −1 =10
16 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBoitumelo Sethabathaba
🇱🇸LES·1654
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNaleli Teeke
🇱🇸LES·1674
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMaboloko LeboelaWCM
🇱🇸LES·1561
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Lesotho
#12
out of 85 players
Africa
#3,484
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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