Providence Oatlhotse

Botswana chess player (born 1985)

Providence Oatlhotse

Country| Botswana
Born| 1985 (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]

## Chess career

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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

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1. ^ "Oatlhotse seeks Holy Grail as Botswana International Chess Open commences". September 28, 2015.
2. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Providence Oatlhotse rating card at FIDE
* Providence Oatlhotse player profile and games at Chessgames.com