Botlhole clinches chess title after lengthy lay-off

WIM Botlhole collected six out of a possible seven points to pocket P1,800.

WIM Onkemetse Francis finished second with 5.5 points to take home P1,300. Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Koziba Mokhuzeni and WIM Boikhotso Modongo finished joint-third and shared P1,500 after scoring five points out of a possible seven. Botlhole told Mmegi Sport that she did not plan to take part in the tournament. She said it was a last minute decision to travel to Francistown and in the end she clinched the title. Botlhole said that does not mean she did not face stiff competition from her opponents.