A ten-member chess crew from Pakistan is ready to compete within the prestigious forty fifth Chess Olympiad, which can be held in Budapest, Hungary, from September 10 to 23.
The squad, comprising 5 male and 5 feminine gamers, is able to showcase their abilities on the worldwide stage. This 12 months’s Olympiad is anticipated to host members from 190 nations, making it one of many largest chess occasions on the planet.
The Chess Federation of Pakistan is optimistic concerning the crew’s readiness, though two gamers are nonetheless awaiting their visas.
Non-playing members Salim Akhtar and Shujaat Ali will accompany the crew as officers.
The lads’s crew contains Mafaaz Khalid, Amer Karim, Momin Fayzan, Muhammad Luqman Baig, and Mudasir Iqbal, all of whom have competed in numerous nationwide chess occasions.
The ladies’s crew contains Sehba Shah, Zenobia Wasif, Mehak Gul, Sehrish, and 12-year-old Ayat Asmi. Sehba Shah will obtain particular help from the World Chess Federation (FIDE) as a result of her bodily incapacity.
The Chess Federation of Pakistan has been encouraging chess in colleges and communities, hoping to nurture younger expertise like Ayat Asmi. If the crew performs effectively on the Olympiad, it may function a lift for the game’s recognition in Pakistan.
