Botswana Chess Federation

P O Box 41090 Gaborone Tel & Fax: +2673500636/949 E-mail:botschess@gmail.com

Affiliated to FIDE (1982), Botswana National Sports Council, Olympic Committee and the African Chess Union

2013 BCF Calendar

DATES Jan 26-27th Feb Feb 2-3rd 2nd TOURNAMENT/EVENT Airefficiency Year Opener Tournament Botswana National Schools Champs (U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 & U18) Schools General Meeting Clubs General Meeting 6th Metropolitan National Championship (1 st qualifiers) Morongwa Schools Junior Individual Chess Championships (Qualifiers) North&South 6th Metropolitan National Championship (2 nd qualifiers) Morongwa Schools Senior Individual Chess Championships (Qualifiers)North&South Morongwa Schools Junior Individual Chess Championships (Final) Africa Individual Championships 6th Metropolitan National Championships - (Finals) Morongwa Schools Senior Individual Chess Championships (Final) National Arbiters Training Seminar Tertiary Schools Individual Chess Championships FIDE Trainer Seminar Zone 4.3 Individual Champs Morongwa Junior Schools Teams Chess Championships (Qualifiers) Elective Annual General Meeting ( AGM) Botho College Senior Schools Teams Championships (Qualifiers) Mater Spei 50Th Anniversary Junior&Senior Teams Championships Gaborone Open International Morongwa Junior Schools Teams Chess Championships (Final) Maun Open FSG Rapid Tournament - (Jk Sitale memorial) CHESS FESTIVAL National Quiz & Knock-Out Tournament Senior National Team Training (date for common Gaborone Gaborone Gaborone North-Serowe South-Molepolole Palapye North-Mahalapye South-Lobatse Gaborone Tunisia Gaborone Gaborone Gaborone Molepolole Gaborone Gaborone North-Palapye South-Jwaneng Jwaneng Mochudi Francistown Gaborone Gaborone Maun Gaborone Gaborone Gaborone All Junior & Primary Schools Players who qualified Invitational Top 10 finalists All Senior Schools Players Which Qualified 30 participants All Tertiary Institutions Invitational Invitational All Junior & Primary Schools Teams North and South Clubs 2 rep & Schools 1 Rep National Schools Senior Teams Invitational Open to All All Junior & Primary Schools Teams which qualified Open to All Open to All Open to All National Team Top 24 Men and 18 Ladies North and South SSS VENUE Mogoditshane SSS Gaborone Open to All Top 30 Boys & Girls qualify for Metropolitan 1st qualifiers 1 Rep per school 2 Club representatives Open to ALL North and South JSS Notes

Feb 2nd Feb 9-10th Feb 16-17th Feb 23-24th Mar 2-3rd Mar 16-17th May 17-28th Mar 28-Apr 1st Apr 4-7th Apr 13-14th Apr 20-21st May 1-5th May 1-9th May 11-12th May 18th May 25-26th

Jun 1-2nd Jun 8-9th Jun 15-16th June 29 Jul 1st Jul 6th Jul 13-15th Jul 29th - Aug 2nd

wealth) Aug 1-5th Botho College Senior Schools Teams Championships (Final) National Youth Tournament (U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 & U18) Botswana (U20) Junior Closed Coaching clinic Turbo Refrigeration - Masters Open Championships Tertiary Schools Teams Championships Africa Youth Chess Championships (u8~u18) Yarona Country Lodge Tournament Botswana International Open Mojanaga Chess Open Roscoe Bona Blitz Championships NDB National Clubs Championships Out of School Training Camp Francistown Open Annual Chess Awards Jona Chaka Invitational Africa Junior Chess Championships Francistown Gaborone Gaborone Selibe-Phikwe Gaborone Molepolole Egypt Gaborone Gaborone Tutume Gaborone Gaborone Tsabong Francistown Gaborone Gaborone TBA National Schools Senior Teams (U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 & U18) Players born after 1993 Invitational Strictly (over 35yrs players) All Universities, Colleges & Brigades Invitational Botswana Top 10 Men & Women Rated Players Open to All Open to All 5 mins each (Blitz Rated) Open to all Clubs Open to All Open to All Invitational Invitational TBA

Aug 3-4th Aug 10-11th August 12-17th

Aug 24-25th Aug 31st -1st Sept Aug 31-Sept 9th Sept 13-14th

Sept 28-01st Oct 12-13th Oct 26-27th

Nov 2-3rd Nov 16-17th Nov 30-Dec 1st Dec 7th

Dec 14-15th Dec 28-4th Jan

NB: **BCF retains the right to amend the schedule if need be**