BCF ropes in two grandmasters to drill Olympiad teams :: Mmegi Online

PALAPYE: The Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) has engaged two international chess grandmasters from Russia and Egypt to prepare the two teams that will represent the country at the 43rd Chess Olympiad scheduled for Batumi, Georgia in September.

Grandmaster Nikolai Chadaev from Russia will train the women’s team while Egyptian Esam El Gindy will be in charge of the men’s team as they prepare for the tournament, which runs from September 23 to October 6, 2018. The two are expected to start their respective month-long assignments on August 21.

The 30-year-old Russian was crowned grandmaster at the age of 22 in 2010. He is not new to the country, having previously trained the youth team that represented Botswana at the Africa Schools Chess Championships held in Zimbabwe last year. His team won nine gold medals and was crowned the champions of Africa.

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