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Motlhaping, Letlhogonolo
🇿🇦FIDE 534008187· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Letlhogonolo Motlhaping, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1622 — just 28 short of his peak of 1650 (Sep 2025, age 16). He has fluctuated between 1561 and 1650 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include West Rand Junior Open 2026 (U18), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship), and West Rand Closed 2025 (U18).
At junior level, he reached #96 and #45 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1622
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1650
−28 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,052
#138,052 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
96th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1631
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
45th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1650
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1650 → 1622
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
22W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/3 | #1 | 2285 | +42.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #43 | 1664 | -32.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/1 | #14 | — | -19.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #6 | 2312 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #2 | 1493 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-32.0 Elo, finished #43).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#816
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,574
in continent
World
#138,044
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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