Botswana Chess Championship

The Botswana Chess Championship is organized^[when?] by the Botswana Chess Federation, which was founded in 1982.^[1]

Sponsors

Botswana Chess Championship has been sponsored by IBM. Metropolitan Botswana is the longest official sponsor of the event. Its partnership with Botswana Chess Federation started in 2006 up to date.

Winners

Year	Champion[2]
1978	Alfred Eddie Basa
1981	Graham Blackburne
1982	Pete Hamely
1986	Gotile Madikwe
1987	Dabilani Buthali
1988	John Hutchison
1989	John Hutchison
1990	John Hutchison
1991	John Hutchison
1992	Gosekelwe Moseki
1993	Nedjo Stevanovic
1994	Nedjo Stevanovic
1995	Nedjo Stevanovic
1996	Ignatius Njobvu
1997	Nedjo Stevanovic
1998	Ofentse Molale
1999	Ofentse Molale
2000	Ignatius Njobvu
2001	John Hutchison
2002	Ofentse Molale
2003	Ignatius Njobvu
2004	Providence Oatlhotse
2005	Phemelo Khetho[3]
2006	Phemelo Khetho[3]
2007	Phemelo Khetho[4]
2008	Providence Oatlhotse[5]
2009	Providence Oatlhotse[6]
2010	Barileng Gaealafshwe[6]
2011	Abel Dzilani[7]
2012	Providence Oatlhotse[8]
2013	Ignatius Njobvu[9]
2014	Phemelo Khetho[10]
2015	Providence Oatlhotse[11]
2016	Barileng Gaealafshwe[12]
2017	Barileng Gaealafshwe[13]
2018	Providence Oatlhotse[14]
2019	Phemelo Khetho[15]
2020	Thuso Mosutha[16]
2022	Moakofi Notha[17][18]
2023	Gomolemo Rongwane[19]