Botswana Chess Championship

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

Sponsors

The Botswana Chess Championship has previously been sponsored by IBM. Metropolitan Botswana partnered with the Botswana Chess Federation 2006 to 2025. The tournament has been sponsored by BetXplosion since 2026.

Winners

YearChampion
1978Alfred Eddie Basa
1981Graham Blackburne
1982Pete Hamely
1986Gotile Madikwe
1987Dabilani Buthali
1988John Hutchison
1989John Hutchison
1990John Hutchison
1991John Hutchison
1992Gosekelwe Moseki
1993Nedjo Stevanovic
1994Nedjo Stevanovic
1995Nedjo Stevanovic
1996Ignatius Njobvu
1997Nedjo Stevanovic
1998Ofentse Molale
1999Ofentse Molale
2000Ignatius Njobvu
2001John Hutchison
2002Ofentse Molale
2003Ignatius Njobvu
2004Providence Oatlhotse
2005Phemelo Khetho
2006Phemelo Khetho
2007Phemelo Khetho
2008Providence Oatlhotse
2009Providence Oatlhotse
2010Barileng Gaealafshwe
2011Abel Dzilani
2012Providence Oatlhotse
2013Ignatius Njobvu
2014Phemelo Khetho
2015Providence Oatlhotse
2016Barileng Gaealafshwe
2017Barileng Gaealafshwe
2018Providence Oatlhotse
2019Phemelo Khetho
2020Thuso Mosutha
2022Moakofi Notha
2023Gomolemo Rongwane
2024Providence Oatlhotse
2025Providence Oatlhotse
2026Providence Oatlhotse

References

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