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Rakubutu, Pabatso

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FIDEFIDE 534024115· Male· South Africa· Born in 2016

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Pabatso Rakubutu, a 10-year-old South African player, is rated 1418 — just 11 short of his peak of 1429 (Dec 2025, age 9). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys), 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U10). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.

At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U10.

Current rating

1418

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1474

All-time high

1429

−11 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 9

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#213,591

#213,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
4th South African U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1429
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1429
at age 9 · −11 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1428 · at age 9
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sarel Pretorius 1,469
2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B) · Sep 2025 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
47 games
Score
9.5/ 4720.2%
26W7D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/1#412440-9.2
2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/5#2311780.0
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U10)
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/1#416400.0

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,721
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,063
in continent
World
#213,170
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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