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2025 Botash Chess Championships- Woman Section

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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 (πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ό BOT, WFM, 1941).

Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ό 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.

Location
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΌSowa Town, Botswana
Dates
28 Nov 2025 β†’ 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. 05 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΌWFMBanda Natalie Katlo1941
Avg top 10
1,497
Participants
9
Titled players Β· 4
WIMΓ—1
WFMΓ—1
WCMΓ—2
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΌBotswanaΓ—8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Mosweu5.5Francis5.5Katlo5Maya3.5Kaone3Ndachipiwa2.5
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Mosweu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu lost to WIM Onkemetse Francis (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 3 wins (R5–R7)WIM Onkemetse Francis 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMAtlang Amolemo Mosweu*
0
1
Β½
2WIMOnkemetse Francis
1
*
1
1
3WFMBanda Natalie Katlo
0
0
*
1
4WCMOtimile Maya
Β½
0
0
*

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1Mosweu, Atlang AmolemoWCM1763BOT+5B=4N+6Bβˆ’2N+3N+8B+7B5.521.522.515.251906+49.2
2Francis, OnkemetseWIM1856BOT+7N+9B+3N+1B+4N=6BF5.518.518.517.252099+25.0
3Banda Natalie KatloWFM1941BOT+4B+6Nβˆ’2B+8Nβˆ’1B+5N+9N5.021.021.010.001814-30.8
4Otimile MayaWCM1702BOTβˆ’3N=1B+5B+7Nβˆ’2BF+6N3.523.523.510.251779+22.8
5Motlhako Kaone1527BOTβˆ’1N+7Bβˆ’4N+9BFβˆ’3B+8N3.017.017.03.001605+7.0
6Ndachipiwa, Kgomotso1711BOT+8Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’1NF+9B=2Nβˆ’4B2.520.520.53.751596-15.2
7Tsotlhe Madingwane1529BOTβˆ’2Bβˆ’5NFβˆ’4B+8B+9Nβˆ’1N2.018.518.51.001422-14.0
8Gosego Moseja1448BOTβˆ’6BF+9Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’5B1.018.018.00.00877-23.4
9FIDE 113179140β€”Fβˆ’2Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’6Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’3B0.019.019.00.008690.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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