Lukewarm start for Botswana chess in Malawi
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
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Olebile
Botswana is represented by Woman International Master Boikhutso Mudongo in the Ladies’ Section, Fide Master Thato Olebile and Clifford Masole in the Open Section.
The tournament started with Round 1 last Saturday and will conclude with Round 9 this coming Sunday.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...