Mehak Gul
Pakistani chess player
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Mehak Gul (born 2000) is a Pakistani chess player. She earned the FIDE title of Woman Candidate Master (WCM) at the 42nd Chess Olympiad. She is the youngest Pakistani to achieve this title[1] She also holds the world record for arranging a chessboard in forty five seconds.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Title | Woman Candidate Master (2020) |
| Peak rating | 1726 (March 2024) |
Professional career
At the age of six Gull learnt to play chess.[3] She secured third and fifth position at the Punjab Chess Championship in June 2012 and National Chess Championship respectively.[4] Coached by her father she first participated in international chess event at the age of twelve, when she represented Pakistan at 40th Chess Olympiad held at Istanbul.[3][4] She participated in 42nd Chess Olympiad held at Baku, Azerbaijan. Gul won six of the eleven matches she played and was titled Woman Candidate Master.[1] She represented her school at Little Master Chess Tournament in November 2016 and earned the third spot.[5]