Sabure, Oathotse are National Chess Champs

Oathotse and Sabure
Oathotse and Sabure

Woman Grand Master (WGM) Tuduetso Sabure and Chess Master, Providence Oathotse were on Monday crowned the women and men’s respective Metropolitan National Champions.

Oathotse clinched the 2015 men’s title flawlessly as he went through all his nine games unbeaten on his way to collecting his P9,000 cash prize.

Oathotse, who entered  the national chess finals as the highest rated player in the absence of defending champion Phemelo Khetho, only drew twice with Thabo Gumpo and Abdul Kamara.

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Kudos to Botswana Police Service, other security entities

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”– Theodore RooseveltThrough the two-day event, over 700 athletes from 40 countries, and multitudes of spectators gathered in Gaborone to witness a world-class sporting spectacle.Beyond the medals and performances on the track, Botswana won something equally important: international respect. One of the key pillars behind the success was the sterling work done by the...

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