Shortage of finances is threatening to cripple Botswana Chess Federations’ (BCF) 2017 plans. So serious is the situation that the association may have to forgo some of its key strategic programmes. It may fail to send players to the 2017 World Schools Chess Championships set for Romania from 21 April to 05 May 2017. BCF director of Public Relations Keenese Katisenge said some players have qualified for the competition. She, however, said at the moment the association is not sure if they will send the team or not. “Four players have qualified for the tournament but as things stand we are unable to confirm if we will be able to send them to the championships or not because we do not have money,” she said. The four players qualified for the 2017 World Schools Chess Championships following a splendid performance at last year’s African Schools Chess Championships in Zambia. The team made history at the tournament by collecting a total of nine medals from the competition. This was to be the first time for Botswana to send players to the World Schools championship. She said this is an important tournament for the players to attend to gain further exposure in…