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Machoba, Hlompho
🇱🇸FIDE 21302715· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2002
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Hlompho Machoba, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1616 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 16 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige and 2025 CBL & NUL Open Chess Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He took a 39-month break between Jan 2020 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached #21 nationally in Oct 2025.
At junior level, he reached #5 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1616
Standard
Rpd1620·Blz1670
All-time high
1616
at best
Mar 2026 · age 24
Mar 2026 · age 24
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,920
#140,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1616
at age 24
Mar 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #21
at age 23 · rated 1613
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)
1292 → 1575
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1613 → 1616
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
5W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #24 | 1673 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #22 | 1848 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#39
out of 85 players
Africa
#5,768
in continent
World
#140,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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