Kasparov woos Botswana in FIDE campaign

Monday, July 07, 2014

Russian Grand Master, Garry Kasparov visited Gaborone on Saturday to campaign for the presidency of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). During the four-hour visit, he donated 148 chess sets to the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF).

The GM made a motivational speech to hundreds of youngsters at the Legae Academy, before meeting with BCF officials Yarona Lodge as part of his campaign for the FIDE polls next month. He promised to donate chess clocks to BCF.

Kasparov became the youngest world champion at 22 in 1985. He came to Botswana in a private jet and made stopovers in South Africa and Zambia.

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Kasparov woos Botswana in FIDE campaign

Russian Grand Master, Garry Kasparov visited Gaborone on Saturday to campaign for the presidency of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). During the four-hour visit, he donated 148 chess sets to the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF).