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Tumelo Putsoa
🇱🇸FIDE 21304866· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2009
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Tumelo Putsoa, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1762 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Intervarsity Chess Championship, 2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals, and 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Intervarsity Chess Championship Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He reached #8 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd1732·Blz1732
All-time high
1762
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#88,511
#88,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #8
at age 17 · rated 1762
Apr 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1762
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1646 → 1762
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1762
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1646
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+116
1646 → 1762
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
24.5/ 4258.3%
22W5D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/2 | #3 | 2456 | +34.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #6 | 1730 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #18 | 1759 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 1835 | +42.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 1591 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #7 | 1611 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#8
out of 85 players
Africa
#3,121
in continent
World
#88,509
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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