Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Botswana at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

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Rank 111 of 206 — 10 match points, 26 game points. Full standings

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Round 1: Botswana 2 – 2 Brazil
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)1-0GM Alexandr Fier (2537)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1-0GM Andre Diamant (2504)game
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)0-1IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino (2471)game
4Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)0-1IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina (2390)game
Round 2: Botswana 1.5 – 2.5 Sudan
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)0-1IM Omar Eltigani (2259)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1/2-1/2FM Mohamed Abdalla Abdelazeez (2169)game
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)1-0CM Siddig Eltag (2149)game
4Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)0-1CM Moawia Ahmed Holi Ali (2089)game
Round 3: Botswana 4 – 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)1-0Yves De Billoez (1988)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)0-1Nkubuluku Diangienda Chadigame
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)1-0MAKUWA MBAYO Gaetan (1804)game
4Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)0-1Josue Kandagame
Round 4: Botswana 0.5 – 3.5 South Korea
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)1-0IM Junhyeok Lee (2401)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1/2-1/2FM Isaak Huh (2324)game
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)1-0FM Sehyun Kwon (2274)game
4Blessings Motshabi (1831)0-1Younggyu Lee (2055)game
Round 5: Botswana 1.5 – 2.5 Malta
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)1-0CM Jack Mizzi (2216)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1-0CM Matthew Portelli (2187)game
3Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)1/2-1/2CM Attila Robert Novak (2144)game
4Blessings Motshabi (1831)1-0CM Colin Pace (2132)game
Round 6: Botswana 4 – 0 Fiji
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)0-1CM Goru Arvind (1752)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1-0CM Rudr Prasad (1769)game
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)0-1CM Ronald Terubea (1827)game
4Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)1-0Yash Krishen Maharaj (1813)game
Round 7: Botswana 1.5 – 2.5 Thailand
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)1/2-1/2FM Thanadon Kulpruethanon (2220)game
2CM Mpene Thuto (1993)0-1Faris Rashid Alriyami (1909)game
3Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)0-1FM Tinnakrit Arunnuntapanich (2060)game
4Blessings Motshabi (1831)1-0Tupfah Khumnorkaew (2078)game
Round 8: Botswana 4 – 0 Oman
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)0-1FM Salim Al Amri Salim Mohammed (1951)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1-0Mohammed Khalfan Al Saidi (1934)game
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)0-1Mohammed Al Ryami (1710)game
4Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)1-0CM Mana Al Kathiri (1886)game
Round 9: Botswana 1 – 3 South Sudan
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)1-0Manyok Chaderek Panchol (2077)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1-0CM Gong Thon Gong (2159)game
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)0-1Daniel Thokjang Malony (2105)game
4Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)1-0Lual Guet nhiany (2025)game
Round 10: Botswana 4 – 0 San Marino
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)0-1Mirko Leardini (1863)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1-0FM Danilo Volpinari (1971)game
3Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)0-1FM Ezio Righi (1869)game
4Blessings Motshabi (1831)1-0FM Enrico Grassi (1835)game
Round 11: Botswana 2 – 2 Qatar
1IM Providence Oatlhotse (2230)1/2-1/2CM Hamad Al-Kuwari (1862)game
2CM Thuso Mosutha (1995)1/2-1/2CM Erfan Mohamad Firdaus (1852)game
3CM Mpene Thuto (1993)1-0Khaled AlJamaat (1810)game
4Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold (1914)1-0Mohamed Djerbi (1666)game

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Rank 111 of 189 — 10 match points, 23.5 game points. Full standings

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Round 1: Botswana 0 – 4 Kazakhstan
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)1-0IM Alua Nurman (2455)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)0-1IM Meruert Kamalidenova (2413)game
3WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1-0WIM Elnaz Kaliakhmet (2347)game
4WCM Otimile Maya (1806)0-1WIM Zarina Nurgaliyeva (2297)game
Round 2: Botswana 3.5 – 0.5 Sudan
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)1-0WCM Sabreen Oraby (1823)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1/2-1/2Rawan Mansor (1691)game
3WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1-0Lena Rashad Taha Omergame
4WCM Otimile Maya (1806)0-1Aaya Rashad Taha Omergame
Round 3: Botswana 0.5 – 3.5 Finland
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)0-1FM Johanna Paasikangas (2139)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1-0WFM Sara-Olivia Sippola (2089)game
3WCM Otimile Maya (1806)0-1WIM Tanja Tuominen (2054)game
4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (1774)1/2-1/2Helja Lehtinen (1968)game
Round 4: Botswana 2 – 2 Kosovo *
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)1/2-1/2Jona Recica (1740)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1-0WCM Rinesa Saraci (1729)game
3WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1/2-1/2WCM Ndriqona Saraci (1644)game
4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (1774)0-1Alba Pllana (1470)game
Round 5: Botswana 1.5 – 2.5 Chinese Taipei
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)1-0Tansi Tung Wu (1573)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1/2-1/2WCM Chi Chen (1766)game
3WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1/2-1/2Fan- Hsuan Kung (1496)game
4WCM Otimile Maya (1806)1/2-1/2Pei-Xuan Wu (1573)game
Round 6: Botswana 3.5 – 0.5 Equatorial Guinea
1WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1-0Gemima Ngomo Mbanggame
2WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)0-1Iluminada Cristina Ada Nsue Bondomogame
3WCM Otimile Maya (1806)1-0Orpa Angue Ondo Obono (1614)game
4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (1774)1/2-1/2Justa Mbasogo Eyama Oye (1526)game
Round 7: Botswana 4 – 0 Fiji
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)0-1WFM Kieran Lyons (1799)game
2WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1-0WCM Cydel Terubea (1663)game
3WCM Otimile Maya (1806)0-1WCM Tanvi Prasad (1541)game
4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (1774)1-0Latileta Masau (1496)game
Round 8: Botswana 2 – 2 Cyprus
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)1-0WCM Aida Paunescu (1691)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1-0Aikaterina Sarkisian (1612)game
3WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1-0WCM Larisa Sokolova (1690)game
4WCM Otimile Maya (1806)1-0WCM Eleni Pica (1667)game
Round 9: Botswana 1.5 – 2.5 Denmark
1WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1/2-1/2WFM Sarah Sima Derlich (2107)game
2WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1/2-1/2WFM Ellen Kakulidis (2088)game
3WCM Otimile Maya (1806)1/2-1/2WFM Esmat Susanne Guindy (2041)game
4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (1774)1-0WFM Sofie Bech Durrfeld (2007)game
Round 10: Botswana 3.5 – 0.5 Guam
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)1-0WCM Myra Ollet (1686)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)1/2-1/2WCM Carmina Jasmine Ramas (1783)game
3WFM Thapelo Francis (1754)1-0Alexis Rian Justo (1671)game
4WCM Otimile Maya (1806)0-1Esther Combsgame
Round 11: Botswana 1.5 – 2.5 El Salvador
1WIM Onkemetse Francis (1874)1/2-1/2WIM Andrea Ortez (1981)game
2WFM Banda Natalie Katlo (1952)0-1WIM Angie Garcia (2021)game
3WCM Otimile Maya (1806)0-1WFM Marielos Vasquez Vasquez (1923)game
4WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (1774)0-1WIM Sonia Zepeda (2029)game