Comments on: Questions about Botswana Chess http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2008/01/03/questions-about-botswana-chess/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Daaim Shabazz http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2008/01/03/questions-about-botswana-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-5165 Daaim Shabazz Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:11:25 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=125#comment-5165 <p align=justify>Not sure how this came about other than to say some Botswana players may lack focus, but let's keep these personal issues and gossip out of this discussion. Not sure how this came about other than to say some Botswana players may lack focus, but let’s keep these personal issues and gossip out of this discussion.

]]> By: Unathi http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2008/01/03/questions-about-botswana-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-5159 Unathi Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:08:38 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=125#comment-5159 Mr Darren Porter have you ever caught any of the Botswana Female players sleeping around? Mr Darren Porter have you ever caught any of the Botswana Female players sleeping around?

]]> By: Darren Porter a.k.a Keegan is back at Newcastle http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2008/01/03/questions-about-botswana-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Darren Porter a.k.a Keegan is back at Newcastle Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:42:57 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=125#comment-3862 But Botswana Chess has never been anywhere .Only Rupert Jones had great ideas and even conjured up some good sponsorship like Tim Lock and Key tournament 1994/5 threabouts .During that time even Francistown open was still alive,Tutume open etc .Patrick Wanda had one or 2 Botswana Open tournaments but ended up strugglin too .Nothin happens there anymore .It goes without sayin that a good number of Botswana female players are notorious at sleepin around especially during long tournaments .This behaviour does not help curb the AIDS pandemic gripping the country and region as a whole. Darren Porter Grantspen ,Jamaica But Botswana Chess has never been anywhere .Only Rupert Jones had great ideas and even conjured up some good sponsorship like Tim Lock and Key tournament 1994/5 threabouts .During that time even Francistown open was still alive,Tutume open etc .Patrick Wanda had one or 2 Botswana Open tournaments but ended up strugglin too .Nothin happens there anymore .It goes without sayin that a good number of Botswana female players are notorious at sleepin around especially during long tournaments .This behaviour does not help curb the AIDS pandemic gripping the country and region as a whole.

Darren Porter

Grantspen ,Jamaica

]]> By: capa http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2008/01/03/questions-about-botswana-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-3849 capa Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:10:29 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=125#comment-3849 Botswana Chess Federation(BCF) has been self distructing since around 98-99.This is largely due to shortsightedness on the part of the executive commitee.The annual tournament calender has seen a drastic drop in the number of events.Besides the small number 30% of events already scheduled end up being cancelled.This decline has led to the level of play across the country to be stagnant.At the top we have the usuall suspects Njobvu,Khetho,Molale,Pitlagano,Kealeboga etc these players were at the same level in 2003 they might have even been better.We have seen only one player(Oatlhotse) rise to equal those who were already there.The only young players that show promise are from the city of Maun coached by many times national champion Ignatius Njobvu:He is a highschool teacher now.With women its even worse,we dont have up an coming players zero! Young players hone their skills in primary school tournaments and there are only three of these in calender year,coaching clinics are held once in a while but these have to work hand in hand with tournamentplay.The only consistantly held tournaments are the National Championships and the Botswana Open.Qualification rules for the national championship change every year!sometimes its top ten players the other time 16 or even 30 or no qualification at all;the winner of the "preliminary" tournament becomes the champion!Back in the 90's BCF brought Judit Polgar for a simul and a coaching clinic,I also once saw Tiviakov recently dont know wheather they were involved.The last grandmaster was Nigel Short but he was on some campaign.The arbiter at all the tournaments is always the same person for the past five years,who has obviously bonded with the usual suspects in all of their olympiads escapades.Money is not an issue,we have big companies who sponsor any sport provided they produce their annual financial report.We also have a ministry of sports which funds each and every sports code. Botswana Chess Federation(BCF) has been self distructing since around 98-99.This is largely due to shortsightedness on the part of the executive commitee.The annual tournament calender has seen a drastic drop in the number of events.Besides the small number 30% of events already scheduled end up being cancelled.This decline has led to the level of play across the country to be stagnant.At the top we have the usuall suspects Njobvu,Khetho,Molale,Pitlagano,Kealeboga etc these players were at the same level in 2003 they might have even been better.We have seen only one player(Oatlhotse) rise to equal those who were already there.The only young players that show promise are from the city of Maun coached by many times national champion Ignatius Njobvu:He is a highschool teacher now.With women its even worse,we dont have up an coming players zero!
Young players hone their skills in primary school tournaments and there are only three of these in calender year,coaching clinics are held once in a while but these have to work hand in hand with tournamentplay.The only consistantly held tournaments are the National Championships and the Botswana Open.Qualification rules for the national championship change every year!sometimes its top ten players the other time 16 or even 30 or no qualification at all;the winner of the “preliminary” tournament becomes the champion!Back in the 90′s BCF brought Judit Polgar for a simul and a coaching clinic,I also once saw Tiviakov recently dont know wheather they were involved.The last grandmaster was Nigel Short but he was on some campaign.The arbiter at all the tournaments is always the same person for the past five years,who has obviously bonded with the usual suspects in all of their olympiads escapades.Money is not an issue,we have big companies who sponsor any sport provided they produce their annual financial report.We also have a ministry of sports which funds each and every sports code.

]]> By: KAONE http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2008/01/03/questions-about-botswana-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-3837 KAONE Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:05:42 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=125#comment-3837 DEFINETLY YES!!! BCF MUST BE CHECK MATED, IN A FEW MONTHS THERE WILL BE A POSITIVE CHANGE. BELIEVE ME, BEING PREVILAGED LIKE THIS , WE SHOULD BE ONE OF THE BEST !! DEFINETLY YES!!! BCF MUST BE CHECK MATED, IN A FEW MONTHS THERE WILL BE A POSITIVE CHANGE. BELIEVE ME, BEING PREVILAGED LIKE THIS , WE SHOULD BE ONE OF THE BEST !!

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