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. The first Pakistani Women's Chess Championship was held in 2000.

Dual Championships in 2026

In 2026, two National Championships were conducted by two different organizations claiming to be the Chess Federation of Pakistan . Both were named "34th Men's National Championship" for the Open section. However, the women's tournaments were designated as the "9th National Women's Chess Championship" (Karachi) and the "10th National Women's Chess Championship" (Islamabad), respectively. Former Championship set was held in Karachi from 11th July till 16th July, with FM Amer Karim winning the Men's section and Hafiza Mashal Rashid winning the Women's section. Latter was held in Islamabad from 10th July till 15th July, with Zaman Sohail winning the Men's section and Fareeha Siddiqui winning the Women's section.


The dual championships appear to have resulted from an internal dispute between the previous leadership of the Chess Federation of Pakistan and the leadership elected earlier in 2026.Only the former is listed and is recognised by the international chess federation

Open championship winners

YearPlaceChampion
11959LahoreShaikh Muhammad Akram
21960LahoreShaikh Muhammad Akram
31962LahoreAbdul Sattar
41964KarachiShaikh Muhammad Akram
51970ChittagongZahiruddin Farooqui
61974KarachiGhulam Dastgir Butt
71976RawalpindiZahiruddin Farooqui
81978KarachiZahiruddin Farooqui
91979KarachiZahiruddin Farooqui
101980LahoreShahzad Mirza
111982KarachiMahmood Khan
121983SargodhaMahmood Lodhi
131984QuettaMahmood Lodhi
141985KarachiMahmood Lodhi
151986SargodhaMahmood Lodhi
161987QuettaMahmood Lodhi
171988KarachiMahmood Lodhi
181990QuettaMahmood Lodhi
191991LahoreTunveer Gillani
201993KarachiMahmood Lodhi
211997PeshawarShahzad Mirza
221998QuettaMahmood Lodhi
231999LahoreMahmood Lodhi
242004LahoreTunveer Gillani
252006RawalpindiTunveer Gillani
262008KarachiMahmood Lodhi
272010IslamabadMahmood Lodhi
282012KarachiMahmood Lodhi
292014LahoreMahmood Lodhi
302016KarachiMahmood Lodhi
312018LahoreMahmood Lodhi
322022GilgitAmer Karim
332024IslamabadMafaaz Khalid
342026KarachiAmer Karim

Multiple titles:

Women's championship winners

No.YearPlaceChampion
12000KarachiZenobia Wasif
22010IslamabadNida Mishraz Siddiqui
32012KarachiZenobia Wasif
42014LahoreZenobia Wasif
52016KarachiGhazala
62018KarachiZenobia Wasif
72022GilgitMehak Gul
8 2024 Islamabad Sehba Shah
9 2026 Karachi Hafiza Mashal Rashid

References

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