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Karabo Mokete
CM🇱🇸FIDE 21303622· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2001
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Karabo Mokete, a 25-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1874 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals, 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship, and 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Oct 2024 and has been in top 5 for 23 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 24).
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd1698·Blz1673
All-time high
1874
at best
Apr 2026 · age 25
Apr 2026 · age 25
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,766
#54,766 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 5 since Aug 2024
National top 5 since Aug 2024
Career timeline
9 entries2026
23 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 23 months · since Aug 2024
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1874
at age 25
Apr 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
Nov 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #2
at age 23 · rated 1865
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+406 Elo)
1430 → 1836
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+60
1814 → 1874
Tournaments
4
39 games
Score
23/ 3959.0%
25W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1957 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 1852 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 1836 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2103 | +30.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLebajoa TsepheCM
🇱🇸LES·2002
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMotsamai Bokang
🇱🇸LES·1779
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLetsatsi Khama
🇱🇸LES·1747
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGeorge Mahommed
🇱🇸LES·1915
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBahlakoana Ntsonyana
🇱🇸LES·1724
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Lesotho
#4
out of 85 players
Africa
#1,671
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Lesotho
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