Underdogs Claim Roscoe Bonna Blitz Tourney

Monday, August 26, 2019

It was a weekend of under dogs at the roscoe Bonna Biltz tournament. PIC: Moreri Sejakgomo

Chess underdogs, Kuda Buyani and his female counterpart, Segolame Dusani, made history on Saturday when they won both men and women’s categories of the annual Roscoe Bonna blitz tournament at University of Botswana.

Buyani beat seasoned opponents such as Candidate Master (CM) Barileng Gaealafshwe, Keletshabile Monnaatsheko and Moakofi Notha. The youngster won the tournament with eight points out of nine. The Enpassent chess club member, Buyani walked away P1, 200 richer while Gaealafshwe pocked P800 for finishing in the second position. Notha was rewarded with P340 for the third position.

Buyani told Sport Monitor said that he invested a lot of his time in solving many tactics and working on strategies.

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Underdogs Claim Roscoe Bonna Blitz Tourney

Chess underdogs, Kuda Buyani and his female counterpart, Segolame Dusani, made history on Saturday when they won both men and women’s categories of the annual Roscoe Bonna blitz tournament at University of Botswana.