Posted in Africa, Botswana on Oct 2nd, 2008 5 Comments »
THE VISIT TO AFRICA Thursday, 18 September 2008 08:43 According with the program approved in the last EB meeting a delegation composed by Mr. Allan Herbert, CACDEC Chairman, Mr. Uvencio Blanco, CIS Chairman and Mr. Jorge Vega, Presidential Board Member and Continental President for America paid a visit to South Africa and Botswana on September [...]
Posted in Africa, Botswana, FIDE on Jul 19th, 2008 2 Comments »
International Arbiter Kefilwe Miti has sent an announcement of the CACDEC seminar for coaches and trainers. The venue is Gabarone, Botswana and the announcement follows with a link to the documents. CACDEC stands for “Committee for Assistance to Chess Developing Countries.” Their statutes are listed at the FIDE site here. Botswana Chess Federation and the [...]
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Olympiad on Jun 21st, 2008 No Comments »
On the African beat, Kenneth Boikhutswane penned a recent article in his usual excellent style announcing the top four Olympiad team members. It represents nearly a complete turnover of the team from 2006. Only Tebogo Pitlagano have played for the Botswana side. He will be joined by “new blood” Barileng Gaealafshwe, Bojosi Sabure and Moakofi [...]
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Tournaments on Jan 28th, 2008 30 Comments »
Kenneth Boikhutswane, “Chess Season Kicks Off,” Mmegi/The Reporter, 25 January 2008 (Gaborone, Botswana). The 2008 chess season kicks-off tomorrow at Naledi Secondary School with the first round of the national championships. The event marks the first step in what is likely to be a rigorous battle to the national crown. All top players in the [...]
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Opinion/Editorials on Jan 3rd, 2008 5 Comments »
Top African chess journalist Kenneth Boikhutswane wrote a very interesting article which points to many of the problems concerning African chess. The story raised the question of why Botswana, one of Africa’s most economically stable countries, was not sending a contingent to the 2007 African Junior Championship held in Malawi last month. The rationale was lack [...]
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Drum Majors on Dec 20th, 2007 2 Comments »
Kenneth Boikhutswane, “Khetho is chess champ,” Mmegi.com, 18 December 2007. FIDE Master (FM) Phemelo Khetho played well to win the challenge match-up against Ignatius Njobvu at Yarona Country Lodge over the weekend. The duel between the two players ended with the FM beating his opponent 3-1. While Khetho is the national champion, the less active [...]
WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck and Luke Morton requires Flash Player 9 or better.
