Marape shines at African schools chess tourney

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Chess wiz kid, Naledi Marape continues to prove her mettle after she won gold for Botswana at the just-ended African Schools Championships in Tlokweng.

The rising young player amassed eight out of nine points in the Under-9 category. The win saw her qualify for the Woman Candidate Master (WCM) title, which will be awarded by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) next week.

Another local player, Abhiram Sasitharan won a gold medal in the Under-17 Open section after scoring 6.5 out of nine points. Sasitharan has qualified for the prestigious FIDE Master title.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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