Chess war far from over

During the SGM, an interim committee was appointed, which informed the executive committee about the outcome of the meeting. The executive committee confirmed receiving a report from the interim committee. The friction came ahead of the first leg of the national team selection, which was held in Gaborone over the weekend.

The BCF public relations officer, Goitsemodimo Makgatle confirmed that they were made aware of the existence of an interim committee, which was appointed during an unconstitutional SGM. “While the BCF is still investigating the matter, the federation wishes to inform the chess community and stakeholders that it is taking the matter seriously and it is treating it with the seriousness it deserves,” Makgatle said in the letter. Reacting to the ousted committee's decision to continue running BCF affairs, interim president, Kutlwano Tatolo told SportMonitor that they had anticipated that the committee would resist leaving office.