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Ntsonyana, Bahlakoana
🇱🇸FIDE 21302103· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2004
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Bahlakoana Ntsonyana, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1724 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1665 and 1724 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A), 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 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He reached #8 nationally in Jan 2023 and spent 18 months in top 10.
At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd1674·Blz1728
All-time high
1724
at best
Jun 2026 · age 22
Jun 2026 · age 22
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,477
#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279
18 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
18 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 22
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Nov 2025
18 months in national top 10
longest streak 15 months · since Jan 2023
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1506
Dec 2023
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1717 → 1724
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
19/ 3455.9%
17W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #12 | 1859 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #22 | 1697 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1891 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #26 | 1761 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/2 | #31 | 2505 | -23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLebajoa TsepheCM
🇱🇸LES·2002
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLetsatsi Khama
🇱🇸LES·1747
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSechaba Khalema
🇱🇸LES·1785
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKarabo MoketeCM
🇱🇸LES·1874
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMotsamai Bokang
🇱🇸LES·1779
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#15
out of 85 players
Africa
#3,761
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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