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Katleho Phakisi
🇱🇸FIDE 21303088· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2008
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Katleho Phakisi, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1697. He is on a steady climb with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals, 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, and 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Year End Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 15-month break between Aug 2024 and Dec 2025. His peak of 1768 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2026, #9 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #5 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1697
Standard
Rpd1569·Blz1613
All-time high
1768
−71 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#110,779
#110,779 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak national rank: #9
at age 18 · rated 1768
Mar 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1768
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1768
at age 18 · −71 from today
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1626 → returned at 1621
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+531 Elo)
1170 → 1701
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+71
1626 → 1697
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
20/ 3852.6%
18W4D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/9 | #9 | 1585 | -71.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #12 | 1807 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 1878 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/6 | #10 | 2548 | +118.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 1767 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#19
out of 85 players
Africa
#4,206
in continent
World
#110,777
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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