Briton supports local chess grandmaster plan
Thursday, September 07, 2017
During his visit, Short would play 50 players in a simultaneous session, with 25 players per session on Saturday at Game City mall. Speaking at a media briefing this week, the British national said the level of chess in Botswana is not high. He said the grandmaster project is a medium term project.
“The highest rated player in Botswana is around 2200. The level of a grandmaster is 2500. A gap of 200 points is quiet large, it is a class difference. A person of 2400 who plays a person of 2200 is expected to score about 75%. As you can see, the project is an ambitious one,” he said.
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