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The Pakistani Chess Championship is organized by the
Chess Federation of Pakistan The Chess Federation of Pakistan is national governing body to promote and develop chess in Pakistan. It was established in 1957, and joined FIDE in 1973. Mr. Hanif Qureshi is the current President of the Federation, having been elected unani ...
. 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.


Open championship winners

: Multiple titles: *16 titles: IM Mahmood Lodhi *4 titles: Zahiruddin Farooqui *3 titles: Shaikh Muhammad Akram, Tunveer Gillani *2 titles: IM Shahzad Mirza


Women's championship winners

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References

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