Record entry expected for inaugural north chess open

Around 400 chess players will compete in the northern open PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Around 400 chess players will compete in the northern open PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

PALAPYE: The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) will, this weekend, host the maiden 2018 North Botswana Chess Open Extravaganza in Palapye, with a record over 400 players targeted.

The new kids on the block, Rock and Roll Chess Club, are the organisers of the tournament. The Palapye-based club was formed in March with 15 members, and has already competed in the Debswana league where it finished ninth.

The weekend tournament would be the last before the national team heads to Batumi, Georgia for the World Chess Olympiad.

Editor's Comment
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