2025 FIDE RATED BOTSWANA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Open Section

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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

Top seed

🇧🇼CMMpene Thuto1958

Avg top 10

1,738

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇼Botswana×44

Top 3

🥇
CMMpene Thuto
🇧🇼BOT·1958
6.5pts·2086perf+22.8
🥈
Raymond Maretlwaneng
🇧🇼BOT·1756
6.0pts·1871perf+15.0
🥉
Bosa Keipidile
🇧🇼BOT·1792
5.5pts·1835perf+15.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM 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

Thuto6.5Maretlwaneng6Keipidile5.5Romeo5.5Tshiamiso5Ezra5

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	Subramanian Kaarthick	0	BOT	−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
+51.2
4.5 pts · #13
2Sebitla Theo MaatlaBOT
+36.8
4.5 pts · #14
3Mananga MosesBOT
+25.2
4.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Sera AtangBOT
-54.8
2.0 pts · #53
2Dikota PhillipBOT
-46.8
4.5 pts · #30
3Molefe KaraboBOT
-30.8
4.0 pts · #37

Biggest upsets

R3+224 Elo gap
Kgaolo Thuto1418 beat Dikota Phillip1642
R2+189 Elo gap
Kgaolo Thuto1418 beat Sera Atang1607
R2+182 Elo gap
Sebitla Theo Maatla1492 beat Oabile Romeo1674