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Matlali Pofane
🇱🇸FIDE 21304033· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2006
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Matlali Pofane, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1726 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +193 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, 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 #14 nationally in Mar 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1726
Standard
Rpd1582·Blz—
All-time high
1726
at best
Mar 2026 · age 20
Mar 2026 · age 20
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#100,651
#100,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1726
May 2026
Peak national rank: #14
at age 20 · rated 1726
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1726
at age 20
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+193
1533 → 1726
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
19/ 3063.3%
16W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #13 | 1833 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #14 | 2036 | +44.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #8 | 1958 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #4 | 2559 | +76.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#14
out of 85 players
Africa
#3,711
in continent
World
#100,650
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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