Providence won his 7th national chess championship title at the 2024 Botswana Metropolitan National Chess Championship on Sunday, 21 April 2024.
IM Providence, the top seeded player in the tournament, clinched his 7th title with an unbeaten 7.5/8 total, seven wins, and one draw over Kgosietsile Kitso.
Kgosietsile was also unbeaten with 6/8 comprising four victories, and four draws were tied with Tshepo Moagaesi with five victories, two draws and one defeat over Thabang Magowe.
And a tiebreaker saw Kgosietsile clinching the silver medal whilst Tshepo had to settle for a bronze.
16 players scores 5,5 points, and after the tie breaker was applied, Thabang Magowe and Ndiane Babeo finished 4th and 5th, respectively.