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Neelo Motau

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Bojanala Platina (NBR)
Personal
Main rating
Rating 1685.1
K-factor 28
Floor 1218.5
Highest 1718.5 (2026-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 79
Rating Change
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Games 5
Score 2.5
We 2.83
SWe -0.27
Temp +/- -7.7
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1628.5
Final +/- -7.7
New Rating
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Rating 1677.5
K-factor 28
Floor 1218.5
Highest 1718.5 (2026-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 79.2
Standard rating
Rating 1679.7
K-factor 28
Floor 1218.5
Highest 1718.5 (2026-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 79.2
Rating Change
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Games 5
Score 2.5
We 2.82
SWe -0.32
Temp +/- -8.8
Penalties 0
Weight perform 1628.5
Final +/- -8.8
New Rating
()
Rating 1670.9
K-factor 28
Floor 1218.5
Highest 1718.5 (2026-03-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 79.2
Rapid rating
Rating 1233.6
K-factor 36
Floor 733.6
Highest 1233.6 (2025-08-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 158.1
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
Final +/- 0
New Rating
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Rating 1233.6
K-factor 36
Floor 733.6
Highest 1233.6 (2025-08-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 158.1
Blitz rating
Rating 1199.9
K-factor 36
Floor 700
Highest 1200 (2018-10-01)
Min/Max +/- allowed 165.8
Rating Change
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Games 0
Score 0
We 0
SWe 0
Temp +/- 0
Penalties 0
Weight perform 0
Final +/- 0
New Rating
()
Rating 1199.9
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
1 4th Khelo India - LCA Chess Tournament 2026 (D) Standard 2026-07-12 2026-07-12 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1685.1 5 2.5 1621.3 -7.7 Details
# Tournament Type Start End Host Rounds Rating Games Score Perform Rat+/- Details
1 Bojanala's Die Rooi Masjien 2026 (Knights) Standard 2026-06-06 2026-06-06 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1694.2 5 4.5 1707.2 3 Details
2 Bojanala's Circuit Championships 1 of 4 2026 (U16) Standard 2026-05-30 2026-05-30 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1694.2 5 3 1611.5 -12 Details
3 Bojanala's Selly Park Winter Open 2026 (Knights) Standard 2026-05-16 2026-05-16 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1684.4 5 4.5 1745.7 9.8 Details
4 Bojanala's Schoemies Open 2026 (Knights) Standard 2026-04-18 2026-04-18 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1718.5 5 3 1481.2 -30.9 Details
5 Fourth Knight Riders Open Chess Tournament 2026 (D+E) Standard 2026-04-11 2026-04-11 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1718.5 5 4 1785 8.4 Details
6 South African Junior Closed Chess Championship 2026 (U12 Open) Classical 2026-03-28 2026-04-02 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 9 1718.5 9 5.5 1674.2 -11.5 Details
7 Chess Power House Boksburg Open 2026 (C) Standard 2026-03-13 2026-03-13 Ekurhuleni (GE) 5 1642.3 5 4.5 1852 29.8 Details
8 Bojanala's Lebone II Open 2026 (Knights) Standard 2026-03-07 2026-03-07 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1642.3 5 4 1687.8 7.5 Details
9 2026 AHS Chess Tournament (B) Standard 2026-02-28 2026-02-28 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1642.3 5 3 1571.3 -9 Details
10 Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U12) Classical 2026-02-13 2026-02-15 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1606.1 5 4.5 1904.7 36 Details
11 MCA Welcome JHB 2026 (Advanced) Standard 2026-02-07 2026-02-07 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1606.1 5 2.5 1439.5 -15.3 Details
12 2026 Tshwane Chess Registration Tournament (B) Standard 2026-01-31 2026-01-31 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1606.1 5 2 1456.5 -13.6 Details
13 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open) Classical 2025-12-17 2025-12-20 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1571.2 6 4.5 1729.8 22.4 Details
14 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U12 Combined) Standard 2025-12-15 2025-12-17 Nelson Mandela Bay (ENM) 6 1571.2 6 5 1777.2 22.9 Details
15 Commonwealth Chess Championship 2025 Classical 2025-11-09 2025-11-16 Malaysia (MAS) 9 1593.2 8 2 1297.2 -44.2 Details
16 Chess Power House October Open 2025 (C) Standard 2025-10-25 2025-10-25 Ekurhuleni (GE) 5 1593.2 5 3.5 1641 5.5 Details
17 Bojanala's Battle Of Mount Cambridge 2025 (Center Pawns) Standard 2025-10-11 2025-10-11 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1677.2 5 4 1678.4 0.3 Details
18 Bojanala's FIDE On The Orion Express 2025 (Rooks) Classical 2025-10-03 2025-10-05 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 6 1677.2 6 2.5 1219.5 -60 Details
19 Khelo India - Lonehill Chess Academy - 2nd Annual Chess Tournament 2025 (D) Standard 2025-09-27 2025-09-27 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1677.2 4 1 1215.6 -35.5 Details
20 Bojanala's Rusties - The Champions' Tournament 2025 (Center Pawns) Standard 2025-09-13 2025-09-13 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1699 5 3 1511.7 -15.6 Details
21 Bojanala's Circuit Championships 3 of 4 2025 (U12) Standard 2025-08-09 2025-08-09 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1699.6 5 3.5 1686.2 -0.5 Details
22 Bojanala's Clash Of Schools -Primary Schools 2025 (Open) Rapid 2025-07-26 2025-07-26 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1649.6 5 4.5 1734.6 7.9 Details
23 2025 Wynie Robbertse Chess Tournament (U12) Standard 2025-07-19 2025-07-19 Tshwane (GTP) 5 1649.6 5 3.5 1641.7 -1.3 Details
24 South African Open 2025 (U12 Open) Classical 2025-07-03 2025-07-05 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1649.6 5 4.5 1903.9 29.2 Details
25 Bojanala's Winter Warm Up 2025 (U14) Standard 2025-06-28 2025-06-28 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1613.1 5 3 1566.7 -3.7 Details
26 Najdorf Movement 2025 (Babies) Standard 2025-06-14 2025-06-14 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1613.1 5 5 1823.8 22.7 Details
27 Bojanala's Pre-Exam 2025 (Knights) Standard 2025-05-31 2025-05-31 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1613.1 5 4 1616.2 1.3 Details
28 Spartan Bishops Championships Elite 2025 (U12) Standard 2025-05-23 2025-05-25 Frances Baard (NCF) 5 1621.5 5 3.5 1633.1 0.7 Details
29 Bojanala's Circuit Championships 2 of 4 2025 (U12) Standard 2025-05-17 2025-05-17 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1621.5 5 4 1669.6 4.1 Details
30 Moja Chess Extravaganza 2025 (U12) Classical 2025-04-26 2025-04-28 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1621.5 4 3 1514.9 -7.4 Details
31 Moja Chess Extravaganza 2025 (Blitz) Blitz 2025-04-26 2025-04-26 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 7 1621.5 1 0 775 -3.4 Details
32 South African Junior Closed Chess Championships 2025 (U12 Open) Classical 2025-03-31 2025-04-05 Cape Winelands (WCW) 9 1590.3 9 6 1677.9 19.6 Details
33 Bojanala's Waterkloof - The Superior One 2025 (Rooks) Standard 2025-03-15 2025-03-15 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1595.6 5 3 1453.3 -12.8 Details
34 Bojanala Circuit Championships 1 of 4 2025 (U12) Standard 2025-03-01 2025-03-01 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1595.6 5 4 1684.5 9.5 Details
35 Bojanala's Battle In The Kloof 2025 (Knights) Standard 2025-02-15 2025-02-15 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1499.8 4 3.5 1690.1 14.9 Details
36 FIDE World Cadet Chess Championships 2024 Classical 2024-11-15 2024-11-26 FIDE (FID) 11 1499.8 11 3.5 1418.4 -20.4 Details
37 Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2025 (U12) Classical 2025-01-31 2025-02-02 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1499.8 5 4 1674.8 21.6 Details
38 Bojanala Wildcard 2025 (Knights) Standard 2025-01-25 2025-01-25 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1491.7 5 3.5 1549.4 5 Details
39 Mzansi Interprovincial Youth Chess Championships 2024 (U12 Open Combined) Classical 2024-12-16 2024-12-19 Capricorn (LCP) 7 1499.3 7 4 1453.8 -6.4 Details
40 Bojanala's Merry Chess-Mas 2024 (Rooks) Standard 2024-12-07 2024-12-07 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1499.3 5 4 1501 1.8 Details
41 Bojanala's Circuit Championships 4 of 4 204 (U12) Standard 2024-10-12 2024-10-12 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1483.2 5 4.5 1703.4 20.7 Details
42 Bojanala's Battle of Mount Cambridge 2024 (Rooks) Standard 2024-10-05 2024-10-05 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1483.2 5 2.5 1337.5 -13.6 Details
43 Bojanala's Battle In The Kloof 2024 (Rooks) Standard 2024-09-21 2024-09-21 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1490.4 5 2.5 1457.4 -3.8 Details
44 Bojanala Circuit Championships 3 of 4 2024 (U12) Standard 2024-09-14 2024-09-14 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1490.4 5 3 1515.9 1.8 Details
45 JCC Khelo India 1st Annual Chess Tournament 2024 (D) Standard 2024-08-31 2024-08-31 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1490.4 5 3.5 1468.9 -2.5 Details
46 Bojanala's FIDE In The Sparkling Waters 2024 (Junior Champs) Classical 2024-08-17 2024-08-17 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1472 5 3.5 1567.2 10.2 Details
47 Chess Power House July Open 2024 (D) Standard 2024-07-20 2024-07-20 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1488.5 5 3 1467.2 -1.3 Details
48 JMC Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge 2024 (B) Standard 2024-07-13 2024-07-13 Johannesburg Metro (GJM) 5 1488.5 5 2 1404.1 -9 Details
49 Bojanala Circuit Championship 2 of 4 2024 (U12) Standard 2024-06-15 2024-06-15 Bojanala Platina (NBR) 5 1424.5 5 4.5 1680.1 25.7 Details
50 FIDE in the West 2024 (Rooks) Standard 2024-06-08 2024-06-08 West Rand (GWR) 5 1424.5 5 3 1407.7 -2.2 Details
Game statistics ( )
Games 5
Wins 2
Draws 1
Losses 2
White 2
Black 3
White wins 0
Black wins 2
Score 2.5
Percent 50
Dp 0
AOR 1621.3
Performance 1621.3
Game statistics ()
Games 69
Wins 44
Draws 7
Losses 18
White 33
Black 36
White wins 22
Black wins 22
Score 47.5
Percent 68.8
Dp 160.1
AOR 1497.6
Performance 1657.8
Game statistics (History)
Games 462
Wins 270
Draws 46
Losses 146
White 235
Black 227
White wins 141
Black wins 129
Score 293
Percent 63.4
Dp 114.1
AOR 1370.7
Performance 1484.8
Rankings (Main)
National
Overall 628
Gender 591
Age group 30
Gender/Age 28
Provincial
Overall 56
Gender 52
Age group 5
Gender/Age 5
Regional
Overall 46
Gender 43
Age group 5
Gender/Age 5
Rankings (Standard)
National
Overall 610
Gender 573
Age group 29
Gender/Age 26
Provincial
Overall 57
Gender 53
Age group 5
Gender/Age 5
Regional
Overall 47
Gender 44
Age group 5
Gender/Age 5
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 5
Score 2.5
Percent 50
Aor 1621.3
Dp 0
Prat 1621.3
Performance ()
Games 69
Score 47.5
Percent 68.8
Aor 1497.6
Dp 160.1
Prat 1657.8
Performance (12 months)
Games 119
Score 76.5
Percent 64.3
Aor 1480
Dp 121.4
Prat 1601.4
Performance (History)
Games 462
Score 293
Percent 63.4
Aor 1370.7
Dp 114.1
Prat 1484.8
Top 5 opponents most often played
Type # Opponent Games White Black First tournament Last tournament Details
Overall 1 Mokgatle, N (Neoetlile) 6 3 3 2nd One For The Ages 2022 (U10) Bojanala's Circuit Championships 3 of 4 2025 (U12) Details
Overall 2 Talane, K (Kgosietsile Bokamoso) 6 5 1 Bojanala Wildcard 2025 (Knights) Bojanala's Lebone II Open 2026 (Knights) Details
Overall 3 Changara, A (Alvis Tafadzwa) 6 4 2 Bojanala Chess Federation Wildcards 2022 (U10) Bojanala's Die Rooi Masjien 2026 (Knights) Details
Overall 4 Goncalves, E (Emilio) 6 4 2 Bojanala's Circuit Championships 4 of 4 204 (U12) Fourth Knight Riders Open Chess Tournament 2026 (D+E) Details
Overall 5 Pretorius, S (Sarel) 5 0 5 Bojanala Closed Chess Championships Stage 1 2024 (U12) 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Open) Details
Standard 1 Goncalves, E (Emilio) 6 4 2 Bojanala's Circuit Championships 4 of 4 204 (U12) Fourth Knight Riders Open Chess Tournament 2026 (D+E) Details
Standard 2 Mokgatle, N (Neoetlile) 6 3 3 2nd One For The Ages 2022 (U10) Bojanala's Circuit Championships 3 of 4 2025 (U12) Details
Standard 3 Talane, K (Kgosietsile Bokamoso) 5 4 1 Bojanala Wildcard 2025 (Knights) Bojanala's Lebone II Open 2026 (Knights) Details
Standard 4 Changara, A (Alvis Tafadzwa) 5 3 2 Bojanala Chess Federation Wildcards 2022 (U10) Bojanala's Die Rooi Masjien 2026 (Knights) Details
Standard 5 Monamatha, D (Diteboho) 5 2 3 Bojanala Silwerrand's Rating Implosion 2024 (Bishops) Bojanala's Winter Warm Up 2025 (U14) Details