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PRODIGY: Naledi Marape Three young local chess players will face some of the best brains in the world when they fight in the corner of Team Africa in the 2020 Online World Cadets and Youth Chess Championships to be held on 19th-23rd December. Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) Publicity Secretary Mokwaledi Tingwane is told Voice Sport that Naledi Marape, 14, Refilwe Gabatshwarwe, 15, and Desire Machinya,18, will be an invaluable addition to Team Africa. The World Cadets and Youth Chess Championships comprise five different age groups (U10, U12, U14, U16, and U18). Team Africa will face si...

Published December 12, 2020, 1:00 PM Al Basher Buto showed he deserved his spot in the Philippine team after winning his first two games to seize a share of the lead after two rounds in the qualifying stage of the 2020 FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships Friday. Buto, the Cainta-based wunderkind who traces his roots from Marawi City, highlighted his feat with a victory against a higher rated Alikhan Khazhatuly of Kazakhstan to cruise to a nine-player logjam at the helm with two points. The 10-year-old PH bet battles G Aakash of India in the third round at press time i...