2025 Botash Chess Championships- Woman Section
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Sowa Town, Botswana. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1497, and top seed was Banda Natalie Katlo (🇧🇼 BOT, WFM, 1941).
Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (🇧🇼 BOT, WCM, 1763) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Onkemetse Francis (5.5) and Banda Natalie Katlo (5.0). Mosweu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (WCM, 1763) beat Banda Natalie Katlo (WFM, 1941), a +178-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Mosweu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu lost to WIM Onkemetse Francis (Black).
WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 3 wins (R5–R7)WIM Onkemetse Francis 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMAtlang Amolemo Mosweu | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2WIMOnkemetse Francis | 1 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WFMBanda Natalie Katlo | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4WCMOtimile Maya | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mosweu, Atlang AmolemoWCM | 1763 | BOT | +5B | =4N | +6B | −2N | +3N | +8B | +7B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1906 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Francis, OnkemetseWIM | 1856 | BOT | +7N | +9B | +3N | +1B | +4N | =6B | F | 5.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 17.25 | 2099 | +25.0 |
| 3 | Banda Natalie KatloWFM | 1941 | BOT | +4B | +6N | −2B | +8N | −1B | +5N | +9N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1814 | -30.8 |
| 4 | Otimile MayaWCM | 1702 | BOT | −3N | =1B | +5B | +7N | −2B | F | +6N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1779 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Motlhako Kaone | 1527 | BOT | −1N | +7B | −4N | +9B | F | −3B | +8N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1605 | +7.0 |
| 6 | Ndachipiwa, Kgomotso | 1711 | BOT | +8N | −3B | −1N | F | +9B | =2N | −4B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 1596 | -15.2 |
| 7 | Tsotlhe Madingwane | 1529 | BOT | −2B | −5N | F | −4B | +8B | +9N | −1N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 1422 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Gosego Moseja | 1448 | BOT | −6B | F | +9N | −3B | −7N | −1N | −5B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 877 | -23.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 11317914 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −8B | −5N | −6N | −7B | −3B | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mosweu, Atlang AmolemoWCMBOT+49.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Francis, OnkemetseWIMBOT+25.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Otimile MayaWCMBOT+22.83.5 pts · #4
- 1Banda Natalie KatloWFMBOT-30.85.0 pts · #3
- 2Gosego MosejaBOT-23.41.0 pts · #9
- 3Ndachipiwa, KgomotsoBOT-15.22.5 pts · #6
- R5+178 Elo gap