Disgruntled senior chess players slam BCF

One of the players, Candidate Master Thabo Gumpo told Mmegi Sport they feel BCF’s focus has shifted to young players leaving the seniors without sufficient tournaments. He said that has led to the decline in the performance of senior players.

“We have been relegated by the BCF leadership. They are concentrating on young players, which is why most of the senior players such as myself, International Master Providence Oatlhotse and Candidate Master Barileng Gaealafshwe did not make the team that went to the 2016 Olympiad,” he said.