Pakistani Chess Championship

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

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

Multiple titles:

Women's championship winners

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No. Year Place Champion
1 2000[13] Karachi Zenobia Wasif[14]
2 2010 Islamabad Nida Mishraz Siddiqui[14]
3 2012 Karachi Zenobia Wasif[14]
4 2014 Lahore Zenobia Wasif[15]
5 2016 Karachi Ghazala[16]
6 2018 Karachi Zenobia Wasif[17]
7 2022 Gilgit Mehak Gul[18]

References

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  1. ^ Mirza, Shahzad. "Formation of Chess Federation of Pakistan" (PDF). Pakistan Chess Players Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. ^ "Campeonato de Pakistán". Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  3. ^ "Faraz topples Asad". DAWN. Karachi. 2006-02-15. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. ^ "Two National Masters upstaged on first day: Chess championship". Daily Times. Karachi. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  5. ^ "26th National Chess Championship: Lodhi wins title for record 11th time". Daily Times. Karachi. 2010-05-01. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. ^ "Lodhi grabs his 12th National Chess crown". DAWN. Karachi. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. ^ "Lodhi retains National Chess title". DAWN. Karachi. 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  8. ^ "The final standings of Pakistan 29th National Chess Championship 2014". FIDE. 2014-05-03. Archived from the original on 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  9. ^ "IM Mehmood Lodhi Won 30th Pakistan National Chess Championship 2016". FIDE. 2016-05-24. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  10. ^ "31st Pakistan National Chess Championship 2018". Chess-Results.com.
  11. ^ "32nd Pakistan National Chess Championship 2022". Chess-Results.com.
  12. ^ "33nd Pakistan National Chess Championship 2024". Chess-Results.com.
  13. ^ "National Women Chess to be held after nine years". DAWN. Karachi. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  14. ^ a b c "Zenobia grabs chess title". DAWN. Karachi. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  15. ^ "Final Report of the 4th Pakistan National Women Chess Championship". FIDE. 2014-04-03. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  16. ^ "Ghazala won 5th Pakistan Women National Chess Championship 2016". FIDE. 2016-05-24. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  17. ^ "6th Pakistan National Women Chess Championship 2018". Chess-Results.com.
  18. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - National Women Chess Championship 2022". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.