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BOT · 23 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1596 (Apr 2024)

Best performance: 1621 at 2024 Metropolitan National Chess Championships 1st Qualifiers- Open section(Best of 2024)

World #=160993 live, down 2683#158,310 publishedBotswana #154Africa #=6939among active players

Classical rating

1578

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Mar 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1592 to 1578 over the last 12 months; peak 1596 in April 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261578, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261578, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261578, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261578, -14, 2 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
May 20261592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251592, 0, 0 games1752, 0, 0 games1736, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (1 win, 1 draw), since Jul 20. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 30 classical games on record, the latest on Jul 21.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 BetXplosion National Chess Championship-Open SectionJul 17 – Jul 214½/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 21 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Thato Gleeson, Mar 2024 · 2024 Metropolitan National Chess Championships 1st Qualifiers- Open section, 1848
2, Mogolodi Matshaba, Jul 2024 · 2024 Gaborone International Open Chess Championship - Open Section, 1557
3, Kagiso Aobakwe, Jan 2024 · National Team Selections first Qualifiers- Open Section, 1263

Event timeline · Classical

6 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026201975—
202416516471506
2022101726—
20172½1517—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Sabure Tefo · Classical

World

  1. #=160993Jim Meij1578.0
  2. #=160993Sayed Hashim Ali1578.0
  3. #=160993Sabure Tefo1578.0
  4. #=160993Mohammad Osman Abdullah1578.0
  5. #=160993Bhim Bahadur Khadka1578.0

Botswana

  1. #152Shianyana Ponatshego1585.0
  2. #153Maruatona Onthatile1582.0
  3. #154Sabure Tefo1578.0
  4. #155Peo Phole1576.0
  5. #156Bonno Nthale1573.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.