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Gugushe Mongezi
🇱🇸FIDE 21305480· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2009
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Gugushe Mongezi, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1636. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship, and Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Maseru Youth Games) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. His peak of 1677 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026, #23 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1636
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1585
All-time high
1677
−41 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#132,911
#132,911 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Peak national rank: #23
at age 17 · rated 1677
Feb 2026
5th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1677
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1677
at age 17 · −41 from today
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1677 → 1636
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
7W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/7 | #30 | 1574 | -40.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #17 | 1627 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #22 | 830 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Lesotho
#31
out of 85 players
Africa
#5,336
in continent
World
#132,904
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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