Round 1 v Brazil BRA
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1
- Open section
- Standings
- BOT
- Seeded 133, category D
- 4 won, 2 drawn, 5 lost
- Also in the Women section
- Botswana as a nation
Botswana
In numbers
111
place of 206 after round 11
10
match points from 11 matches
26
game points; TB1 212, TB3 103
1993
average rating
Roster
| Board | Player | Games | Score | Perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM Providence Oatlhotse | 11 | 9 | 2364 |
| 2 | CM Thuso Mosutha | 10 | 5½ | 2096 |
| 3 | CM Mpene Thuto | 9 | 4 | 1963 |
| 4 | Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold | 10 | 6½ | 2073 |
| 5 | Blessings Motshabi | 4 | 1 | 1832 |
Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.
Who carries the team
Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.
Matches
Round 2 v Sudan SUD
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 3 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 4 v South Korea KOR
½–3½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 5 v Malta MLT
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 6 v Fiji FIJ
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 7 v Thailand THA
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 8 v Oman OMA
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 9 v South Sudan SSD
1–3
Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 10 v San Marino SMR
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 11 v Qatar QAT
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1
Team awards
Promotion Party
2promotions
Round 2, 2 in 4 games (0.5 per game)
Most promotions by the team's players.
Whitewash
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Whitewash
Round 6
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Forward March
5.92retreats per 100 moves
Round 6, 9 of 152 moves went backwards
Fewest retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves.
Pawn Pushers
40.13pawn moves per 100 moves
Round 6, 61 of 152 moves
Most pawn moves per 100 of the team's own moves.
Whitewash
Round 8
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Déjà Vu
5identical moves
Round 8, with White: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6
Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.
Whitewash
Round 10
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Déjà Vu
4identical moves
Round 10, with Black: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6
Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.