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Batloung Lesela
🇱🇸FIDE 21304904· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2011
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Batloung Lesela, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1656 — just 5 short of his peak of 1661 (Jan 2026, age 15). He has fluctuated between 1631 and 1661 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include SUSAN at 50 Under 16 Chess Championship, 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, and 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including Summer Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He reached #26 nationally in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd1439·Blz1675
All-time high
1661
−5 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 15
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#125,510
#125,510 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #26
at age 15 · rated 1661
Jan 2026
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1661
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1661
at age 15 · −5 from today
Jan 2026
2025
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1638
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
22/ 4351.2%
18W8D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/4 | #3 | 2457 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/6 | #31 | 1590 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #26 | 2429 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #17 | 1926 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #14 | 1644 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Lesotho
#26
out of 85 players
Africa
#4,947
in continent
World
#125,504
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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