Sabure, Oathotse are National Chess Champs
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Oathotse and Sabure
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.
“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...