WFM Naledi Marape

28/04/2022

Please kindly vote for me by sending FAOTY01 to 16639 from your orange or Bemobile network. Vote as many times as you can. Your vote can make me win the BNSC Public Athlete of the Year 2022 Award. Thank you.

27/04/2022

Please kindly vote for me by sending FAOTY01 to 16639. Your vote could make me win the Public Athlete of the Year Ward - 2022 BNSC Awards.

27/04/2022

Please kindly vote for me by sending FAOTY01 to 16639 from your orange or Bemobile. Vote as many times as you can. Your vote can make me win the Public Athlete of the Year 2022 Award. Thank you.

16/03/2021

Some great recognition from the continent. God is good. The journey continues!

27/04/2019

Just Arrived from Jo'burg after dropping off Naledi this morning at OR Tambo, on her trip to Antananarivo, Madagascar (No early Saturday morning flights from GC) - left for Jo'burg last night. She is participating in the 2019 Africa Zone 4.3 Senior Individual Chess Championships. Crazy trip - two tyre punctures yesterday (Ke a loiwa for sure! - Bakhurutshe!), the last one just before departing - left the car at Avani after the Mechanic failed to fix the puncture. Had to borrow my wife's car, turns out the car registration had expired - found out when I was stopped by SA police on my way back! The parting (with Naledi) was painful, as usual - couldn't even remember to snap a pic! Spent a couple of hours at OR Tambo afterwards, at least I got to grade a few mid-term exam papers for my students and catch up on the World Chess Federation Medical Commission stuff. Painful and lonely trip back to GC! Good News is that Naledi WON her first game this afternoon!

Crucial WIN in first game at the African Junior Championships, against a Ugandan Senior National Team Olympiad player. Praise be to God!

07/03/2019

Medal ceremony at the recent 2019 Lesotho International Open Chess Championship. Proud to have achieved joint 1st position. The journey continues.

15/01/2019

Earlier today at Botswana Television (BTV) studios, talking chess!

14/01/2019

At Yarona FM studios with Martin Fanie. Tomorrow morning will be on BTV breakfast Show from 6am.

11/01/2019

Prize giving ceremony at the African Junior Chess Championships, Entebbe, Uganda.

11/01/2019

Arriving at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, met by family and Ethiopian Airlines staff.

29/12/2018

Crucial WIN in first game at the African Junior Championships, against a Ugandan Senior National Team Olympiad player. Praise be to God!

28/12/2018

Safely touched down in Entebbe, Uganda for the 2018 African Junior (U20) Chess Championships - Botswana's sole representative. Thanks for your support!