By achieving a perfect score, Serojane beat three others to second place by half a point. Thato Olebile, Mosupi Dyumthi and Oscar Murangi of Goldmine CJSS, Maoka CJSS and Okavango CJSS respectively tied for second place, but Murangi lost out in the medals by tiebreak. In all, 13 players finished level on six points, thus highlighting the problem of not imposing strict limits to the number of entries a school can register. With just one point separating first place from 17th, it is evident that not much can be read into the results in terms of talent as most of those in this bracket would have played below average players. In the girls' category, Baitiredi Mouti of Okavango emerged second with six points. She was followed in joint third place by the duo of Nanvura Motsokwe and Faith Mbikwa of Shakawe CJSS and Diphetogo Primary School respectively. Tiebreak awarded the bronze medal to Motsokwe. A number of primary students played well in this section, with Bonolo Goiletswe of Lesedi Primary School and Lame Kolatamo of Hillcrest Primary School finishing in fifth and ninth positions respectively. If their performance is anything to go by, then the future of the Botswana women's chess is bright.
The huge turnout proved problematic for the organisers. The Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) computer crashed, and it was not until late afternoon that the second round could start. Although the big turnout is a welcome sign that the game of chess has reached far and wide in the country, BCF has been called upon to impose limits on schools. If this is not possible, they have been asked to decentralise so as to improve the level of play at junior levels. In the 90s under the guidance of Rupert Jones, BCF permitted schools to register a maximum of four players for events, with only a few schools that played strong chess allowed to field more. Then stiff competition was guaranteed, and it is no surprise that most of the players currently doing duty for Botswana are from that era. Many have pointed out that until the current situation is addressed, Botswana juniors will continue to falter at international events like the Africa juniors.
