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Boitumelo Sethabathaba
🇱🇸FIDE 21302782· Female· Lesotho· Born in 2000
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Boitumelo Sethabathaba, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1654 — just 1 short of her peak of 1655 (Apr 2026, age 26). She is progressing steadily with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals Ladies, 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, and 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. She reached #22 nationally in Feb 2023.
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1564
All-time high
1655
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,714
#126,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1655
at age 26 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 26
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+404 Elo)
1171 → 1575
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
1597 → 1654
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
21/ 3461.8%
16W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 1824 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 1800 | +29.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/4 | #21 | 2568 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/3 | #27 | 2519 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/1 | #32 | 2568 | -7.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsBonolo NtsieloWCM
🇱🇸LES·1741
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsReitumetse Taioe
🇱🇸LES·1565
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsNaleli Teeke
🇱🇸LES·1674
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNteboheleng ThetsaneWCM
🇱🇸LES·1630
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsHlompho Machoba
🇱🇸LES·1616
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Lesotho
#27
out of 85 players
Africa
#5,044
in continent
World
#126,708
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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