Pakistani Chess Championship Explained

The Pakistani Chess Championship is organized by the Chess Federation of Pakistan. Prior to 1970 four championships were held in West Pakistan without participation by players from East Pakistan. This changed in 1970 with the founding of the Pakistan National Chess Federation, which for the first time incorporated players and executive members from both parts of Pakistan, and the national championship that year was held in Chittagong. In 1977 the name of the organization was changed to the Chess Federation of Pakistan.[1] The first Pakistani Women's Chess Championship was held in 2000.

Open championship winners

Year Place Champion[2]
1 1959 Shaikh Muhammad Akram
2 1960 Lahore Shaikh Muhammad Akram
3 1962 Abdul Sattar
4 1964 Shaikh Muhammad Akram
5 1970 Zahiruddin Farooqui
6 1974 Karachi Ghulam Dastgir Butt
7 1976 Zahiruddin Farooqui
8 1978 Karachi Zahiruddin Farooqui
9 1979 Zahiruddin Farooqui
10 1980 Lahore Shahzad Mirza
11 1982 Karachi Mahmood Khan
12 1983 Mahmood Lodhi
13 1984 Mahmood Lodhi
14 1985 Mahmood Lodhi
15 1986 Mahmood Lodhi
16 1987 Quetta Mahmood Lodhi
17 1988 Karachi Mahmood Lodhi
18 1990 Quetta Mahmood Lodhi
19 1991 Tunveer Gillani
20 1993 Mahmood Lodhi
21 1997 Shahzad Mirza
22 1998 Quetta Mahmood Lodhi
23 1999 Lahore Mahmood Lodhi
24 2004 Lahore Tunveer Gillani
25 2006 Rawalpindi[3] Tunveer Gillani[4]
26 2008 Karachi Mahmood Lodhi[5]
27 2010 Mahmood Lodhi[6]
28 2012 Mahmood Lodhi[7]
29 2014 Mahmood Lodhi[8]
30 2016 Mahmood Lodhi[9]
31 2018 Mahmood Lodhi[10]
32 2022 Amer Karim[11]
33 2024 Mafaaz Khalid[12]

Multiple titles:

Women's championship winners

No. Year Place Champion
1 2000[13] Karachi Zenobia Wasif
2 2010 Nida Mishraz Siddiqui[14]
3 2012 Karachi Zenobia Wasif
4 2014 Lahore Zenobia Wasif[15]
5 2016 Karachi Ghazala[16]
6 2018 Karachi Zenobia Wasif[17]
72022GilgitMehak Gul[18]

References

  1. Web site: Mirza . Shahzad . Shahzad Mirza . Formation of Chess Federation of Pakistan . Pakistan Chess Players Association . 2015-05-19 . 2015-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521140744/http://www.pcpa.org.pk/doc/Formation%20of%20Chess%20Federation%20of%20Pakistan.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Campeonato de Pakistán . 2015-05-19.
  3. News: Faraz topples Asad . . Karachi . 2006-02-15 . 2016-08-01.
  4. News: Two National Masters upstaged on first day: Chess championship . . Karachi . 2008-04-25 . 2015-05-19.
  5. News: 26th National Chess Championship: Lodhi wins title for record 11th time . . Karachi . 2010-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521064425/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/01-May-2008/26th-national-chess-championship-lodhi-wins-title-for-record-11th-time . 2015-05-21 . dead . 2015-05-19.
  6. News: Lodhi grabs his 12th National Chess crown . . Karachi . 2010-07-19 . 2015-05-19.
  7. News: Lodhi retains National Chess title . . Karachi . 2012-07-07 . 2015-05-19.
  8. Web site: The final standings of Pakistan 29th National Chess Championship 2014 . . 2014-05-03 . 2015-05-19 . 2016-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160612031229/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/7955-the-final-standings-of-pakistan-29th-national-chess-championship-2014.html . dead .
  9. Web site: IM Mehmood Lodhi Won 30th Pakistan National Chess Championship 2016 . . 2016-05-24 . 2016-05-27 . 2016-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160525185627/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/9636-im-mehmood-lodhi-won-30th-pakistan-national-chess-championship-2016.html . dead .
  10. Web site: 31st Pakistan National Chess Championship 2018 . Chess-Results.com.
  11. Web site: 32nd Pakistan National Chess Championship 2022 . Chess-Results.com.
  12. Web site: 33nd Pakistan National Chess Championship 2024 . Chess-Results.com.
  13. News: National Women Chess to be held after nine years . . Karachi . 2010-07-08 . 2015-05-19.
  14. News: Zenobia grabs chess title . . Karachi . 2012-07-08 . 2015-05-19.
  15. Web site: Final Report of the 4th Pakistan National Women Chess Championship . . 2014-04-03 . 2015-05-19 . 2015-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521012544/https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/7865-final-report-of-the-4th-pakistan-national-women-chess-championship.html . dead .
  16. Web site: Ghazala won 5th Pakistan Women National Chess Championship 2016 . . 2016-05-24 . 2016-05-27 . 2016-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160525185642/http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/9637-ghazala-won-5th-pakistan-women-national-chess-championship-2016.html . dead .
  17. Web site: 6th Pakistan National Women Chess Championship 2018 . Chess-Results.com.
  18. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - National Women Chess Championship 2022 . 2024-03-02 . chess-results.com.

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