Tunveer Mohyuddin Gillani (born 17 February 1969) is a Pakistani
chess
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player who is three-times
Pakistani Chess Championship winner (1991, 2004, 2006). He is
Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (
2006
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).
Biography
Tunveer Mohyuddin Gillani three times won Pakistani Chess Championship: in 1991, 2004, and 2006. In 2009, in
New Delhi
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he participated in World Chess Championship Asian Zonal 3.2 Tournament and ranked 8th.
Tunveer Mohyuddin Gillani played for Pakistan in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1992, at first board in the
30th Chess Olympiad
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in
Manila
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(+6, =1, -5),
* In 2000, at second board in the
34th Chess Olympiad
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in
Istanbul
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(+3, =5, -4),
* In 2004, at first board in the
36th Chess Olympiad
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in
Calvià (+3, =2, -6),
* In 2006, at first board in the
37th Chess Olympiad
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in
Turin
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(+6, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal,
* In 2010, at fourth board in the
39th Chess Olympiad
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in
Khanty-Mansiysk
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(+3, =2, -6).
References
External links
*
Tunveer Mohyuddin Gillanichess games at 365chess.com
1969 births
Living people
People from Lahore
Pakistani chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
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