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Upsets as national Chess team battle continues

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 20 Views |
The second leg of the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) national team selection took place this past weekend PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The second leg of the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) national team selection took place this past weekend PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The exciting second leg of the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) national team selection that ended on Sunday produced tantalizing upsets as senior players failed to proceed to the finals set for February 13 to 15.

The team that will be selected will represent the country at the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 that will be held from September 15 to 28 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Some of the players who dropped from the battle for the national team slot are 2025 FIDE Blitz chess champion, Candidate Master (CM) Moakofi Notha and Kuda Bayani.

The duo was in the team that represented Botswana at the last Olympiad. Another veteran player, Mosenya Ndawana, did not make it to the finals.

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