2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Section
Open SwissStandard
57 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1738, and top seed was Mpene Thuto (🇧🇼 BOT, CM, 1958).
Mpene Thuto (🇧🇼 BOT, CM, 1958) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Raymond Maretlwaneng (6.0) and Bosa Keipidile (5.5). Thuto won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kgaolo Thuto (1418) beat Dikota Phillip (1642), a +224-point gap.
Location
🇧🇼Gaborone, Botswana
Dates
12 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. 05 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×43
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Mpene Thuto led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Mpene Thuto held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Mpene Thuto beat Raymond Maretlwaneng (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Mpene Thuto 6 wins (R1–R6)Raymond Maretlwaneng 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMpene Thuto | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Raymond Maretlwaneng | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Bosa Keipidile | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Oabile Romeo | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mpene ThutoCM | 1958 | BOT | +18B | +34N | +16B | +6N | +2B | +9N | =3B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 28.75 | 2086 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Raymond Maretlwaneng | 1756 | BOT | +36N | +25B | +11N | +12B | −1N | +5N | +6B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 24.50 | 1871 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Bosa Keipidile | 1792 | BOT | +51N | +28B | =15N | +20B | =9B | +8N | =1N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 21.00 | 1835 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Oabile Romeo | 1674 | BOT | +47N | −11B | =5B | +24N | +15B | +23N | +10B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 19.00 | 1741 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Kusane Tshiamiso | 0 | BOT | +33N | +20B | =4N | +15B | +10N | −2B | =7N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 20.25 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Darius Patlo Banda | 1697 | BOT | +49N | +19B | +32N | −1B | +17N | +16B | −2N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 15.50 | 1705 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Bartlett Ezra | 1756 | BOT | +41B | +21N | +8B | −9N | +26B | =14N | =5B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 19.25 | 1746 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Kaboyaone Karl Amour | 1542 | BOT | +46N | +57B | −7N | +37B | +29N | −3B | +22N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1551 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Mananga Moses | 1697 | BOT | F | +27N | +23B | +7B | =3N | −1B | +13N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 19.25 | 1887 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Munyere Musa | 1737 | BOT | +24B | +17N | +29B | =26N | −5B | +12B | −4N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 1573 | -12.2 |
| 11 | Sebitla Theo Maatla | 1492 | BOT | +45B | +4N | −2B | −30N | =32B | +25N | +23B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 15.75 | 1780 | +36.8 |
| 12 | Kgaolo Thuto | 1418 | BOT | +44N | +38B | +14B | −2N | =23B | −10N | +33N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1686 | +51.2 |
| 13 | Samuel Lini | 1666 | BOT | +55B | −23N | =24B | +27N | +25B | +26N | −9B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1787 | +24.0 |
| 14 | Dikota Phillip | 1642 | BOT | +56N | +37B | −12N | +36B | +18N | =7B | −16N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1321 | -46.8 |
| 15 | Suresh Babu Goutham | 1563 | BOT | +50N | +31B | =3B | −5N | −4N | =33B | +36N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1540 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Mogomotsi Kefentse | 1608 | BOT | +53N | +54B | −1N | +32B | F | −6N | +14B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1641 | +2.4 |
| 17 | Bayani-Pelontle Paul | 0 | BOT | +39N | −10B | +31N | +33B | −6B | −28N | +30B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 859 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gaolekwe Leroy Lone | 0 | BOT | −1N | +46B | +39N | +19B | −14B | −35N | +38B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Aone Morei | 1498 | BOT | F | −6N | +43B | −18N | +31B | +29B | +20N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1624 | +13.2 |
| 20 | Molefe Karabo | 1550 | BOT | +48B | −5N | +49B | −3N | +36B | +30N | −19B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 845 | -30.8 |
| 21 | Rethabile Seleke | 1477 | BOT | +52N | −7B | −37N | +46B | −33N | +48B | +29N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 956 | -6.4 |
| 22 | Wu Zeyin | 1479 | BOT | F | +50B | +47N | −23N | +52B | +39N | −8B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 741 | -16.4 |
| 23 | Sitale Reuel Unowah | 0 | BOT | +35N | +13B | −9N | +22B | =12N | −4B | −11N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 13.25 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Keoletile Ngwao | 0 | BOT | −10N | +52B | =13N | −4B | +27N | +32N | −26B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Isaacs Isago | 1534 | BOT | +42B | −2N | =27B | +40N | −13N | −11B | +39B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1445 | -24.4 |
| 26 | Makhuwa, Botho | 1626 | BOT | F | +43N | +30B | =10B | −7N | −13B | +24N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1447 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Alex Mmipi | 0 | BOT | +38N | −9B | =25N | −13B | −24B | +41N | +32B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 1539 | +2.8 |
| 28 | Papha Bokamoso | 1542 | BOT | −29B | −3N | +48B | +42N | F | +17B | =35N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 992 | -7.6 |
| 29 | Nkomo Ulathi | 0 | BOT | +28N | +51B | −10N | +35B | −8B | −19N | −21B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Magwegwe Aene Legae | 0 | BOT | +57N | +56B | −26N | +11B | F | −20B | −17N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Maruatona Onthatile | 0 | BOT | F | −15N | −17B | +38B | −19N | +34B | +40N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Obonye Shawn Masedi | 0 | BOT | +34B | +41N | −6B | −16N | =11N | −24B | −27N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 6.75 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Zhou Xuanhan | 0 | BOT | −5B | F | +?N | −17N | +21B | =15N | −12B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Sebabole Tumisang Trevor | 1535 | BOT | −32N | −1B | +50N | +44B | F | −31N | =46B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.75 | 1134 | -3.2 |
| 35 | Ananda Hariharan | 0 | BOT | −23B | F | +54N | −29N | F | +18B | =28B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Kedimotse Bobo Lefhika | 0 | BOT | −2B | +42N | +40B | −14N | −20N | F | −15B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Sejallolwane Fedrick Warona | 0 | BOT | +40B | −14N | +21B | −8N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Sera Atang | 1607 | BOT | −27B | −12N | +53B | −31N | F | +47B | −18N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 669 | -54.8 |
| 39 | FIDE 11329980 | 0 | — | −17B | +?N | −18B | F | +?N | −22B | −25N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Toor Noor Fatima | 1482 | BOT | −37N | +53B | −36N | −25B | F | +46N | −31B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 734 | -17.2 |
| 41 | Kaboyaone Kael Vanya | 0 | BOT | −7N | −32B | −46N | +56B | −48N | −27B | +54N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 11329912 | 0 | — | −25N | −36B | +51N | −28B | F | F | +47N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Wu Yuhao | 0 | BOT | +?N | −26B | −19N | +47B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 11331950 | 0 | — | −12B | −?B | +56N | −34N | F | +54B | −45N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 11330759 | 0 | — | −11N | −47B | F | −?B | F | +51N | +44B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 11332034 | 0 | — | −8B | −18N | +41B | −21N | F | −40B | =34N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.25 | 1186 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 11331844 | 0 | — | −4B | +45N | −22B | −43N | F | −38N | −42B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Mukisa Samuel Nkuba | 0 | BOT | −20N | −?B | −28N | F | +41B | −21N | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 11331925 | 0 | — | −6B | F | −20N | +54B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 11331992 | 0 | — | −15B | −22N | −34B | −?N | F | +53B | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 11331917 | 0 | — | −3B | −29N | −42B | −53N | +54N | −45B | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 11331305 | 0 | — | −21B | −24N | +?B | F | −22N | F | −?B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 11331976 | 0 | — | −16B | −40N | −38N | +51B | F | −50N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 534024140 | 0 | — | F | −16N | −35B | −49N | −51B | −44N | −41B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Liu Shengpei | 0 | BOT | −13N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 11331984 | 0 | — | −14B | −30N | −44B | −41N | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 11332000 | 0 | — | −30B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kgaolo ThutoBOT+51.24.5 pts · #13
- 2Sebitla Theo MaatlaBOT+36.84.5 pts · #14
- 3Mananga MosesBOT+25.24.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Sera AtangBOT-54.82.0 pts · #53
- 2Dikota PhillipBOT-46.84.5 pts · #30
- 3Molefe KaraboBOT-30.84.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R3+224 Elo gap
- R2+189 Elo gap
- R2+182 Elo gap