Women chess players ready despite dates shift
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Chess players will be busy over the Easter Holiday
The women’s tournament has been moved to a later date due to the absence of seven players who are competing at the World Schools Chess Championship in Antalya, Turkey.
While the women’s section would be on hold, the Open section will go ahead as expected. Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) president, Mothokomedi Thabano said the seven players who left for Turkey won gold medals at the Africa Schools Chess Championship in 2018.
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