Botswana Chess Championship Explained

The Botswana Chess Championship is organized by the Botswana Chess Federation, which was founded in 1982.^[1]

Sponsors

Botswana Chess Championship has been sponsored by IBM. Metropolitan Botswana is the longest official sponsor of the event. Its partnership with Botswana Chess Federation started in 2006 up to date.

Winners

Year	Champion^[2]
1978	Alfred Eddie Basa
1981	Graham Blackburne
1982	Pete Hamely
1986	Gotile Madikwe
1987	Dabilani Buthali
1988	John Hutchison
1989	John Hutchison
1990	John Hutchison
1991	John Hutchison
1992	Gosekelwe Moseki
1993	Nedjo Stevanovic
1994	Nedjo Stevanovic
1995	Nedjo Stevanovic
1996	Ignatius Njobvu
1997	Nedjo Stevanovic
1998	Ofentse Molale
1999	Ofentse Molale
2000	Ignatius Njobvu
2001	John Hutchison
2002	Ofentse Molale
2003	Ignatius Njobvu
2004	Providence Oatlhotse
2005	Phemelo Khetho^[3]
2006	Phemelo Khetho
2007	Phemelo Khetho^[4]
2008	Providence Oatlhotse^[5]
2009	Providence Oatlhotse^[6]
2010	Barileng Gaealafshwe
2011	Abel Dzilani^[7]
2012	Providence Oatlhotse^[8]
2013	Ignatius Njobvu^[9]
2014	Phemelo Khetho^[10]
2015	Providence Oatlhotse^[11]
2016	Barileng Gaealafshwe^[12]
2017	Barileng Gaealafshwe^[13]
2018	Providence Oatlhotse^[14]
2019	Phemelo Khetho^[15]
2020	Thuso Mosutha^[16]
2022	Moakofi Notha^[17] ^[18]
2023	Gomolemo Rongwane^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Directory: Botswana / Botswana Chess Federation . . 1 October 2016.
2. Web site: Campeonato Botswana . 1 October 2016.
3. News: Boiktuswane . Kenneth . Khetho Defends National Chess Crown . 15 March 2006 . . Gaborone . 1 October 2016.
4. News: Boiktuswane . Kenneth . Khetho and Lopang retain Botswana chess titles . 12 April 2007 . Mmegi . Gaborone . 1 October 2016.
5. Web site: 2008 Botswana National Championship . The Chess Drum . 27 March 2008 . 1 October 2016.
6. News: Barileng Metropolitan chess champion . . Gaborone . 7 April 2010 . 1 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220085447/http://www.olddailynews.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20100407 . 20 December 2016 . dead .
7. News: Koothupile . Botlhale . Dzilani is the new metropolitan chess champion . Sunday Standard . 28 April 2011 . 1 October 2016 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220072709/http://www.sundaystandard.info/dzilani-new-metropolitan-chess-champion . dead .
8. Web site: 2012 Botswana Nat'l Championships . The Chess Drum . 9 April 2012 . 1 October 2016.
9. News: Metropolitan Chess Championship Comes To An End . Mining and Travel Review . 10 April 2013 . 1 October 2016.
10. News: Shabani . Thamani . Onkemetse, Phemelo are Metropolitan champs . Daily News Botswana . Gaborone . 23 April 2014 . 1 October 2016.
11. News: Keetile . Portia . Oatlhotse Metropolitan champion . Daily News Botswana . Gaborone . 8 April 2015 . 1 October 2016.
12. News: Kolantsho . Calistus . Gaealafshwe upsets Oatlhotse to take crown . Mmegi . 30 March 2016 . 1 October 2016 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093355/http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=58863&dir=2016%2Fmarch%2F30 . dead .
13. News: Sejabosigo . Jeremiah . Gaealafshwe retains metropolitan trophy . Daily News Botswana . Gaborone . 2 May 2017 . 7 May 2021.
14. News: Sejabosigo . Jeremiah . Chess team in Zambia . Daily News Botswana . Gaborone . 10 May 2018 . 7 May 2021.
15. News: Masanako . Neo . Ladies chess team shines in Madagascar . The Midweek Sun . 7 May 2019 . 7 May 2021.
16. News: Chipepo . Cosmos . 12 August 2020 . Mosutha sanitizes all opposition to be crowned Botswana Chess King - Africa Chess Media . Africa Chess Media . 1 August 2023.
17. News: Kolantsho . Calistus . 10 April 2023 . Metropolitan National Chess elimination produces upsets . Mmegi . 4 August 2023.
18. Web site: 2022 Metropolitan National Chess Championship Finals Open Section Gaborone, Botswana . Chess-Tournament-Results-Server . 2 May 2023 . 4 August 2023.
19. Web site: 2023 Metropolitan National Chess Championship Finals Open Section . Chess-Tournament-Results-Server . 1 May 2023 . 4 August 2023.