Mehal Gul

A student of the Lahore Garrison School, Mehal Gul represented Pakistan at World Chess Olympiad, probably the youngest person ever to represent Pakistan in the tournament. Inspired by her father, Mehak has been playing chess since the age of six but came into the limelight after she succeeded in securing positions at provincial and national chess championships.

Previously, she held third position at the Punjab Chess Championship and fifth at the National Chess Championship held in Karachi, helping her qualify for the team which represented Pakistan at the world championship.

The young chess champion Mehak Gul was the only member of the Pakistan women’s national team who hailed from Lahore, with the rest being from Karachi.

According to her father and coach, Mohammad Zahid, she is the youngest person to have qualified for the Olympiad from Pakistan. The previous person was a 15-year old girl from Karachi. Mehak Gul has also Set World Record of Setting Chess Table in 45 Seconds.

The young chess champion aims to become a Grandmaster, a title conferred by the World Chess Federation.

Mahak’s father and coach, Mohammad Zahid is proud of his daughter’s brilliance and performance in all the tournaments, which has been ahead of his hopes.