E-Paper | March 05, 2026

Pakistan rout Libya 4-0 in chess Olympiad

Published September 25, 2010
comments
Whatsapp Channel

Pakistan lost their opening game against Chile and then beat Haiti to get eight points from 12 games. -File Photo
KARACHI Pakistan players produced their best when they routed Libya 4-0 in the third round of the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on Thursday.

Pakistan quartet Mahmood Lodhi, Aamir Karim, Wasim Akram and Tanvir Gilani forced their respective opponents Ghattour Mosab, Shahrani Ibrahim, El Sabri and Naser Khalid to resign with their tactical and cerebral play.

Pakistan lost their opening game against Chile and then beat Haiti to get eight points from 12 games.—APP

Read more

Most Popular

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

Latest Stories

Opinion

Editorial

Collective wisdom
05 Mar, 2026

Collective wisdom

IN times like these, when war is raging in the neighbourhood, it is important for the state to bring on board all...
Economic impact
Updated 05 Mar, 2026

Economic impact

The Iran-linked instability highlights the fact that Pakistan’s macroeconomic resilience remains fragile.
Shrouds of innocence
05 Mar, 2026

Shrouds of innocence

TWO-and-a-half years of relentless slaughtering of Palestinian children, with complete impunity and in the most...
Regional climbdown
04 Mar, 2026

Regional climbdown

WITH the region in flames, Pakistan must calibrate its foreign policy accordingly; it has to deal with some ...
Burning questions
Updated 04 Mar, 2026

Burning questions

A credible, independent, and time-bound inquiry is now necessary after the US Consulate protest ended in gruesome bloodshed.
Governance failure
04 Mar, 2026

Governance failure

BENEATH Lahore’s signal-free corridors and road infrastructure lies a darker truth: crumbling sewerage lines,...
Dawn News English
Subscribe