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Sabure breaks chess Olympiad jinx

Concentration: Sabure (in black) finally broke into the national team
Concentration: Sabure (in black) finally broke into the national team

For many years, the Sabure family dominated chess in Botswana. Their best moment came when Tuduetso Sabure was awarded the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title, making her the first recipient of the title in southern Africa in 2005.

She has a sister, Woman Candidate Master (WCM), who also made her name on the chess chequerboard. In their shadows is the young Bojosi, who harboured big dreams of playing in the chess Olympiad.

From the age of 12, Bojosi placed his heart and mind on making the cut for the national team. In all his pursuits over the years, the player never found his footing and always missed qualification by a whisker.

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