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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
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#172,773
#172,773 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
8th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1531
May 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
Last 12 months — 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
#7,252
in continent
World
#172,737
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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