No High Level Coaching for Chess Olympiad Team.

(From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM)

Byline: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe

For the second time in a row, the Botswana team to the chess Olympiad will not undergo high level training, an official has said. Tshimologo Kolaatamo of the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) said they failed to secure a top-level coach and so they decided to hold training camps where players would share ideas among themselves.

Former player, Moathodi Kgosimore is facilitating the training for the men side while Keneilwe Miti is handling the women programme. During the 2004 Olympiad in Mallorca Spain, the Botswana team achieved its highest point tally ever despite the fact …