Five chess players receive FIDE titles

The players with the new titles are Candidate Master Iphaza Masala, eight year-old Woman Candidate Master Naledi Marape and Candidate Master Amaresh Kathiresan. The federation awarded FIDE Master title to Abhiram Sasitharan for winning the Under-17 Open section. Koziba Kemoile is now a Woman Candidate Master after her brilliant performance in the girls’ Under-17 category.

The recent achievement means Botswana has four Woman Candidate Masters. Marape and Kemoile join Ontiretse Sabure and Lame Kolaatamo. Sasitharen is now ranked with Phemelo Khetho, Thato Olebile and Ignatious Njobvu as a FIDE Master.