History about Botswana Chess Federation and Delta Pawns Chess Club
- July 1976
- 1982
In the Olympiad they score 13 points out of 56 and share last place with Zambia.
- 1983
- 1984
BCF fails to send a team to the 1984 Olympiad, but the good news is that the University of Botswana allows one of its lecture rooms (Room 118) to be used for chess practices in the evenings.
- 1985
Mr. Rupert Jones a British English teachers at Marang was instrumental in the expansion of chess in schools, he arrived in Botswana in August, 1985. The same year, Standard Bank sponsors a chess tournament for P300 and its played at Gaborone Sun.
- 1986
- 1987
Standard Bank sponsors an Independence tournament played at National Stadium and won by John Hutchenson along with Simon Le Blanc.
- 1988/89
Barclays & Broadhurst motors joins Standard Bank as some of BCF sponsors. BCF manages to send a team to 1988 Olympiad.
- 1990
History about Delta Pawns Chess Club
Botswana Chess Federation
We are celebrating 31 years of chess in Botswana. This is an opportunity for us to introspect and review our performance over the years.
Since the year 2000,chess has blossomed and its activities captured in the media.Highlights in the last 10 years are as follows;
Since the year 2000,chess has blossomed and its activities captured in the media.Highlights in the last 10 years are as follows;
- Sportswoman of the year year ( Boikhutso Mudongo,2002)
- Sports Administrator of the year ( Moathodi Kgosimore ,2002)
- FIDE Master titles,
- Boikhutso Mudongo in 2000
- Boipuso Samuel in 2000
- Phemelo Khetho in 2004
- Woman Grandmaster Tuduetso Sabure
- Best referee award Alex Mpuisang
- Junior Female Sports Person Award Ontiretse Sabure
- Dabilani Buthali,BCF President elected as African Union President for a four year term.