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Makatsa Zachia
🇱🇸FIDE 21303517· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1996
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Makatsa Zachia, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1733 — just 30 short of his peak of 1763 (Dec 2025, age 29). He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship and 2025 CBL & NUL Open Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Summer Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached #9 nationally in Dec 2025.
Competes for Lesotho since Oct 2025.
Current rating
1733
Standard
Rpd1603·Blz—
All-time high
1763
−30 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 29
Dec 2025 · age 29
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#98,304
#98,304 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Peak national rank: #9
at age 29 · rated 1763
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 29
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1763
at age 29 · −30 from today
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1763 · at age 29
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #13 | 1673 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 1646 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#13
out of 85 players
Africa
#3,596
in continent
World
#98,303
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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