Providence Oatlhotse Explained

Country:	Botswana
Birth Place:	Serowe, Botswana
International Master (2012)
Peakrating:	2326 (April 2019)
Fideid:	11300507

Providence Oatlhotse is a Botswana chess player. He is the highest-rated player of his country.^[1]

Chess career

Oatlhotse has won the Botswana Chess Championship several times; in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018.

In 2012, Oatlhotse got his IM title after winning the African Individual Chess Championships.^[2]

In July 2015, Oatlhotse won the Millionaire Chess Satellite tournament ahead of Chitumbo Mwali and Johannes Mabusela.^{[3] [4]} In July 2019, he won the 2019 Gaborone International Open Chess Championship.^[2]

Oatlhotse won the right to play in the Chess World Cup 2023 by defeating Gomolemo Rongwane in the qualifiers event.^{[5] [6]} At the 2023 World Cup, he was defeated by S. L. Narayanan in the first round.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oatlhotse seeks Holy Grail as Botswana International Chess Open commences. September 28, 2015.
2. Web site: IM Providence Oatlhotse and WGM Tuduetso Sabure Wins the 2019 Gaborone International Open Chess Championship. July 29, 2019.
3. Web site: Oatlhotse wins Millionaire Satellite in S. Africa!. July 20, 2015. Shabazz. Daaim.
4. Web site: OATLHOTSE EYES $1 MILLION. August 4, 2015.
5. Web site: OATLHOTSE PROCEEDS TO FIDE WORLD CUP. January 25, 2023.
6. Web site: FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced .
7. Web site: FIDE World Cup 2023 . 2023-08-01 . chess24.com . en.