Chess Open postponed due to travel restrictions

Checkmate: COVID-19 forced the postponement of the Chess Open PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Checkmate: COVID-19 forced the postponement of the Chess Open PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) has been forced to postpone its annual Botswana Chess Open tournament, which was scheduled to take place over the Independence Day holiday.

The Presidential COVID-19 Task Force team announced movement restrictions within zones, which affected the tournament, as players were expected from across the country.

The tournament was supposed to run from Wednesday until tomorrow (Saturday). BCF said bearing in mind the number of players from outside the Greater Gaborone region meant the tournament could not proceed. However, it would take place at a later date.

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