Providence Oatlhotse

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Providence Oatlhotse
Country Botswana
Born1985 (age 39–40)
Serowe, Botswana
Title International Master (2012)
Peak rating 2326 (April 2019)

Providence Oatlhotse is a Botswana chess player. He is the highest-rated player of his country. [1]

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Chess career

Oatlhotse has won the Botswana Chess Championship several times; in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018.

In 2012, Oatlhotse got his IM title after winning the African Individual Chess Championships. [2]

In July 2015, Oatlhotse won the Millionaire Chess Satellite tournament ahead of Chitumbo Mwali and Johannes Mabusela. [3] [4] In July 2019, he won the 2019 Gaborone International Open Chess Championship. [2]

Oatlhotse won the right to play in the Chess World Cup 2023 by defeating Gomolemo Rongwane in the qualifiers event. [5] [6] At the 2023 World Cup, he was defeated by S. L. Narayanan in the first round. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Oatlhotse seeks Holy Grail as Botswana International Chess Open commences". September 28, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "IM Providence Oatlhotse and WGM Tuduetso Sabure Wins the 2019 Gaborone International Open Chess Championship". July 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (July 20, 2015). "Oatlhotse wins Millionaire Satellite in S. Africa!".
  4. ↑ "OATLHOTSE EYES $1 MILLION". August 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "OATLHOTSE PROCEEDS TO FIDE WORLD CUP". January 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".
  7. ↑ "FIDE World Cup 2023". chess24.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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