The rankings for Botswana are the same as the one released in April, as none of the country's players has been engaged in rated games. The major change to the Botswana rankings is that Ontiretse Sabure has finally got an international rating - 1641. For the fourth year running, the Botswana national chess championship has not been rated by FIDE. This is a big blow to Khetho who would have overtaken Njobvu at the top, following his win at the Metropolitan Botswana Chess Championships. Njobvu did not play at the event. Opinion is divided why all the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) competitions are no longer FIDE ranking events. In the past when local games did not reflect in the rating system, the BCF officials said it could be a result of an omission on FIDE's part. However, the fact that four years later, the situation has not changed has raised eyebrows as to whether BCF has indeed sought any ranking for its events from FIDE.
A player who preferred anonymity for fear of victimisation said it is difficult to believe the BCF as this has been going on for a long time. "The first time it happened we believed them. However, we now have to question if results have been sent to FIDE, and if the answer is yes, what has been done to rectify the problem. Can't they call the FIDE ratings office to find out? This is frustrating for some of us whose ratings should have been higher than what they are at present," said the clearly agitated player.
