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Tsatsi Tsepo
🇱🇸FIDE 21305340· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2008
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Tsatsi Tsepo, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1531 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Open Section, 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship, and 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He reached #53 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1531
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1482
All-time high
1531
at best
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#173,630
#173,630 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
8th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1531
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #53
at age 18 · rated 1531
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1494 → 1531
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1531
at age 18
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+37
1494 → 1531
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
14/ 2751.9%
12W4D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #5 | 2305 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #23 | 2025 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #35 | 1344 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | 1531 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#53
out of 85 players
Africa
#7,376
in continent
World
#173,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Lesotho
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