The Chess Federation of Pakistan is national

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to promote and develop

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Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It was established in 1957, and joined

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in 1973. Mr. Hanif Qureshi is the current president of the federation, having been elected unanimously in June 2022. It organizes the Pakistani Chess Championship and other local tournaments.

Affiliations

The Chess Federation of Pakistan is affiliated with: *

* Asian Chess Federation * Commonwealth Chess Association *

Pakistan Sports Board Pakistan Sports Board () was established under the Ministry of Education in 1962 as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition for sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing inter ...

Affiliated associations

The following bodies are associated with the CFP: * Azad Kashmir Chess Association * Balochistan Chess Association * Gilgit Baltistan Chess Association * Islamabad Chess Association * Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chess Association * Punjab Chess Association * Sindh Chess Association

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