The Chess Federation of Lesotho getting ready for Batumi Olympiad

In preparation for the 43rd Chess Olympiad, Chess Federation of Lesotho(CFL) together with Ty Chess Club in partnership with Blue Mountain Inn hosted a 6 rounds open rated tournament on Saturday and Sunday August 19-20,2017. The tournament was held to select a national team that will represent Lesotho in Batumi Chess Olympiad that will be held in Batumi Georgia September 23, to October 7, 2018.

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament held every two years in which the chess teams from all over the world that are registered with (World Chess Federation) FIDE compete,every member, rated and unrated.There will also be the comprising open and women's tournament that are designed to promote the game of chess Lesotho has been part of FIDE since 2012 had a chanced to compete in the Olympiads in 2014 and 2016.

 CFL has also taken its acting Secretary General Mahlauli Manyeli to Harare Zimbabwe for the arbiter seminar which in success she will be a FIDE arbiter and will be able to run the rated tournaments.