Young Gumbo Impresses In Olympiad Debut

 The reserve player, who made it to the Botswana Olympiad squad ahead of experienced chessmen played six games and lost only two at the event. He won three times and drew against a Fide Master (FM) from Guatemala.

He was played in Round Four as a substitute for Barileng Gaealafswe and defeated an unrated Namibian, Simon Hatwiikuli Shidolo in 39 moves with the black pieces. He replaced FM Phemelo Khetho in Round Seven and made it two wins in a row. He played with the black pieces against unrated  Andriamandimbisoa Hariso from Madagascar.