Two-time national champ at just 17
At the age of 10, Refilwe Gabatshwarwe turned her hand to chess, picking up the pieces for the first time as a Standard Four pupil.
Three years later, the Moshupa native was a national champion, becoming the youngest player to lift the coveted Metropolitan National Chess Championship.
Honing her skills at the Moroka Chess Academy under the guidance of Moroka Motlogelwa, the 17-year-old Woman Candidate Master (WCM) has since cemented her early promise, collecting several gold medals on the way and establishing herself as a regular member of th...
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