Inaugural Junior Chess Championship gets underway :: Mmegi Online

The inaugural Elite Besa Masaiti 2023 Botswana Junior Chess Championship is scheduled for the Independence Day holiday at Botho University in Gaborone. The competition is intended to empower girls, young men, and the youth in general.

The championship is the brainchild of the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) and Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) first chess Elite scholarship recipient, Woman FIDE Master Besa Masaiti.

Tournament director, Charles Masaiti told Mmegi Sport that the championship has drawn local participants, as well as participants from Angola, Poland, South Africa, and Zambia, amongst others. The registration deadline has been extended to today (September 29). Masaiti noted that the tournament has received support from Courtney Frank and former American champion Grand Master Jennifer Shehad, who are Besa’s mentors in the USA. Besa is currently based in the USA.

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