Sabure eyes crown after return from acute illness

Bouncing back: Sabure is eyeing a winning return
Bouncing back: Sabure is eyeing a winning return

PALAPYE: Botswana’s chess grandmaster, Tuduetso Sabure, who took a three-year sabbatical from the sport due to ill health, is looking to return to the chequered board when action resumes next week.

Like other sporting codes, chess activities were suspended in March following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The last tournament before the break was the Northern Chess Extravaganza held at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) in March.

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