ONE of the top local female chess masters, Maboloko Leboela has been appointed as a senior trainer at the Monafils Institute for Chess Excellence (MICE).
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Sept. 28, 2020
TEBOHO JAFETA
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Leboela appointed new chess trainer
One of Lesotho's female chess masters Maboloko Leboela
According to a statement released by MICE, Leboela who is a Woman Candidate Master (WCM) brings with her vast experience in international chess competition after representing Lesotho in a number of Chess Olympiads.
Among others, she represented the country in Chess Olympiads held in Norway in 2014, Barcu in 2016 and Batumi, Georgia in 2018.
“She also brings the much needed diversity to the team as a female trainer. She was recently appointed as the Secretary of the Women in Chess Committee in Southern Africa (Zone 4.5). We congratulate her for the appointment and hope her role with us will also help her achieve her own goal, which is to promote women's chess in Lesotho,” part of the statement reads.
In an interview with Metro, MICE founder and Senior Trainer Mphetole Mona confirmed Leboela’s appointment, highlighting that she is joining the institute for the first time.
“She is new in the institute but her presence adds value and brings up the number of MICE Trainers to three,” he said.
The third Senior Trainer at MICE is Seabata Fusi.
For her part, Leboela said she is happy for her new role at MICE adding that she plans to motivate other women to join the sport.
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“I am truly grateful for the appointment and the position is going to help me motivate other women to play chess,” she said.
This is her second coaching appointment after she mentored the Seleso Primary School chess team when she finished her high school education in 2015.
Chess is a global game, which promotes fairness, inclusion, and mutual respect. It also offers important opportunities in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, including strengthening education, realising gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls and fostering inclusion, tolerance, mutual understanding and respect.
MICE is a chess institute founded by Mona in September 2019 and the institute is financially sponsored by its trainers.
It is a chess academy which intends to be a leader in promoting chess as a vehicle for enhancing education of children, as well as being a leader in promoting women's chess while also supporting and promoting competitive chess for the youth. It offers classes for beginners and intermediate players.
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