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Louis Botha
1110117041King Cetshwayo (KUR)Personal
Main rating
| Rating | 1396.3 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 912.7 |
| Highest | 1412.7 (2024-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 122 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1136.6 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1396.3 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 912.7 |
| Highest | 1412.7 (2024-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 122.5 |
Standard rating
| Rating | 1399.4 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 916.7 |
| Highest | 1416.7 (2024-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 121.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 1087.5 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1399.4 |
| K-factor | 32 |
| Floor | 916.7 |
| Highest | 1416.7 (2024-03-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 121.8 |
Rapid rating
| Rating | 1323.4 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 823.4 |
| Highest | 1323.4 (2025-09-30) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 139.1 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1323.4 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 823.4 |
| Highest | 1323.4 (2025-09-30) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 139.1 |
Blitz rating
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
| Rating Change () | |
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| We | 0 |
| SWe | 0 |
| Temp +/- | 0 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Weight perform | 0 |
| Final +/- | 0 |
| New Rating () | |
| Rating | 1200 |
| K-factor | 36 |
| Floor | 700 |
| Highest | 1200 (2018-10-01) |
| Min/Max +/- allowed | 165.8 |
Rating Graph
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| # | Tournament | Type | Start | End | Host | Rounds | Rating | Games | Score | Perform | Rat+/- | Details |
| 1 | 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open) | Standard | 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-17 | Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) | 6 | 1411.5 | 6 | 0 | 1077.2 | 0 | Details |
| 2 | 2025 KZN Provincial Trials (U16) | Rapid | 2025-09-06 | 2025-09-06 | Ethekwini (KED) | 6 | 1412.7 | 6 | 3.5 | 1378 | 0 | Details |
| 3 | 2024 King Cetshwayo Chess Open (B) | Standard | 2024-02-17 | 2024-02-18 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1396.9 | 7 | 5 | 1456.2 | 0 | Details |
| 4 | 2023 King Cetshwayo Junior & Intermediate Chess Tournament (U14) | Rapid | 2023-10-28 | 2023-10-28 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1382.3 | 5 | 4 | 1514.8 | 0 | Details |
| 5 | UniZulu Tournament 2023 (U14) | Standard | 2023-09-23 | 2023-09-23 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 6 | 1352.4 | 6 | 4 | 1494.8 | 0 | Details |
| 6 | 2023 King Cetshwayo Winter Open (U14) | Standard | 2023-07-29 | 2023-07-30 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1352.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Details |
| 7 | 2023 King Cetshwayo Chess Anniversary (U14) | Standard | 2023-04-22 | 2023-04-23 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1332.1 | 6 | 4 | 1426.8 | 0 | Details |
| 8 | 2023 Imperial City Campus KC Open (U14) | Standard | 2023-02-18 | 2023-02-19 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1307.3 | 6 | 4.5 | 1424.7 | 0 | Details |
| 9 | 2022 King Cetshwayo Junior & Intermediate (U12) | Rapid | 2022-10-29 | 2022-10-29 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1312.7 | 5 | 3 | 1271 | 0 | Details |
| 10 | 2022 Unizulu Chess Tournament (U10-U14) | Standard | 2022-09-03 | 2022-09-04 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1305.2 | 7 | 4 | 1331.1 | 0 | Details |
| 11 | 2022 King Cetshwayo Championship (U14) | Standard | 2022-05-28 | 2022-05-29 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1300.7 | 7 | 4 | 1305.9 | 0 | Details |
| 12 | 2022 King Cetshwayo Open (U10-U14) | Standard | 2022-02-19 | 2022-02-20 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1247.5 | 7 | 6 | 1467.5 | 0 | Details |
| 13 | 2021 King Cetshwayo Christmas Tournament (U10) | Standard | 2021-11-27 | 2021-11-28 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1178.8 | 7 | 5 | 1438.5 | 0 | Details |
| 14 | 2021 King Cetshwayo Rapid (Junior) | Rapid | 2021-10-02 | 2021-10-02 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1128 | 7 | 5 | 1418.6 | 0 | Details |
| 15 | 2020 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U12) | Standard | 2020-03-14 | 2020-03-15 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 7 | 1029.1 | 7 | 5 | 1388.3 | 0 | Details |
| 16 | 2019 South African Junior Team Championships (U10C) | Classical | 2020-01-04 | 2020-01-08 | 4 Knights (4K) | 7 | 1122.3 | 5 | 0 | 717.4 | 0 | Details |
| 17 | 2019 King Cetshwayo Christmas Championship (U12) | Standard | 2019-12-24 | 2019-12-24 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1122.6 | 5 | 2 | 1128.9 | 0 | Details |
| 18 | 2019 Umhlathuze Summer Championship (U10) | Standard | 2019-10-05 | 2019-10-05 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 5 | 1123.3 | 5 | 2 | 1111.9 | 0 | Details |
| 19 | 2019 King Cetswayo Winter Championship (U8-U14) | Standard | 2019-08-31 | 2019-09-01 | iLembe (KIK) | 7 | 1128.3 | 7 | 3.5 | 1079.5 | 0 | Details |
| 20 | 2019 King Cetswayo Fun (U10-U14) | Standard | 2019-07-27 | 2019-07-27 | King Cetshwayo (KUR) | 6 | 1200 | 6 | 1 | 893 | 0 | Details |
Game statistics ( )
| Games | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Losses | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| Black | 0 |
| White wins | 0 |
| Black wins | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| Percent | 0 |
| Dp | 0 |
| AOR | 0 |
| Performance | 0 |
Game statistics ()
| Games | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Losses | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| Black | 0 |
| White wins | 0 |
| Black wins | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| Percent | 0 |
| Dp | 0 |
| AOR | 0 |
| Performance | 0 |
Game statistics (History)
| Games | 117 |
| Wins | 64 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Losses | 50 |
| White | 59 |
| Black | 58 |
| White wins | 33 |
| Black wins | 31 |
| Score | 65.5 |
| Percent | 56 |
| Dp | 50.9 |
| AOR | 1240.5 |
| Performance | 1291.3 |
Rankings (Main)
| National | |
| Overall | 3370 |
| Gender | 2858 |
| Age group | 468 |
| Gender/Age | 368 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | 230 |
| Gender | 198 |
| Age group | 30 |
| Gender/Age | 23 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | 35 |
| Gender | 29 |
| Age group | 5 |
| Gender/Age | 3 |
Rankings (Standard)
| National | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
Rankings (Rapid)
| National | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
Rankings (Blitz)
| National | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Provincial | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
| Regional | |
| Overall | -1 |
| Gender | -1 |
| Age group | -1 |
| Gender/Age | -1 |
Performance ( )
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| Percent | 0 |
| Aor | 0 |
| Dp | 0 |
| Prat | 0 |
Performance ()
| Games | 0 |
| Score | 0 |
| Percent | 0 |
| Aor | 0 |
| Dp | 0 |
| Prat | 0 |
Performance (12 months)
| Games | 12 |
| Score | 3.5 |
| Percent | 29.2 |
| Aor | 1404.7 |
| Dp | -177.1 |
| Prat | 1227.6 |
Performance (History)
| Games | 117 |
| Score | 65.5 |
| Percent | 56 |
| Aor | 1240.5 |
| Dp | 50.9 |
| Prat | 1291.3 |
Top 5 opponents most often played
| Type | # | Opponent | Games | White | Black | First tournament | Last tournament | Details |
| Overall | 1 | Govender, TK (Trivae) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2019 Umhlathuze Summer Championship (U10) | 2025 KZN Provincial Trials (U16) | Details |
| Overall | 2 | Ngcobo, S (Siyamthemba) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2021 King Cetshwayo Christmas Tournament (U10) | 2024 King Cetshwayo Chess Open (B) | Details |
| Overall | 3 | Gqibitole, WO (Wonga) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2020 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U12) | UniZulu Tournament 2023 (U14) | Details |
| Overall | 4 | Hall, B (Braedan) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2022 King Cetshwayo Championship (U14) | 2023 King Cetshwayo Chess Anniversary (U14) | Details |
| Overall | 5 | Opperman, E (Eagan) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2022 Unizulu Chess Tournament (U10-U14) | 2023 King Cetshwayo Chess Anniversary (U14) | Details |
| Standard | 1 | Govender, TK (Trivae) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2019 Umhlathuze Summer Championship (U10) | UniZulu Tournament 2023 (U14) | Details |
| Standard | 2 | Ngcobo, S (Siyamthemba) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2021 King Cetshwayo Christmas Tournament (U10) | 2024 King Cetshwayo Chess Open (B) | Details |
| Standard | 3 | Gqibitole, WO (Wonga) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2020 King Cetshwayo Anniversary (U12) | UniZulu Tournament 2023 (U14) | Details |
| Standard | 4 | Hall, B (Braedan) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2022 King Cetshwayo Championship (U14) | 2023 King Cetshwayo Chess Anniversary (U14) | Details |
| Standard | 5 | Opperman, E (Eagan) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2022 Unizulu Chess Tournament (U10-U14) | 2023 King Cetshwayo Chess Anniversary (U14) | Details |
| Rapid | 1 | Govender, TK (Trivae) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2023 King Cetshwayo Junior & Intermediate Chess Tournament (U14) | 2025 KZN Provincial Trials (U16) | Details |