Mind Sports Association gets PCPA support
Sunday, 23 Aug, 2009 05:46 AM PST

KARACHI: The Mind Sports Association of Pakistan (MSAP) on Thursday, signed an agreement with the Pakistan Chess Players Association (PCPA) for the development of the mind sports in the country.

The agreement was signed by MSAP Director, Tariq Rasheed Khan and Secretary General, PCPA, Shehzad Mirza with two former officials of the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP), Shah Nawaz Khan and Muhammad Ibrahim Khan being the witnesses.

As a result of the agreement, the MSAP and PCPA will now join hands for the Inter-Collegiate venture besides carrying out other chess promotional events from time to time.

The agreement has been signed initially for a period of three years.

The PCPA, on its part, has agreed to unconditionally place their resources at the disposal of the MSAP, having reaffirmed its commitment by signing the agreement.

Tariq Rasheed, Director, MSAP, described the signing of agreement with the PCPA as a big step towards the further promotion of chess in the country.

‘The longest of journeys commence with the first step. We are delighted to have on board the active chess players and organizers who could really make things happen on a fast track,’ he said.

Shehzad Mirza, one of the only two International Masters of chess in Pakistan, also believed that the MSAP support for the PCPA would be hugely beneficial in generating more activities from the grassroots level.

Source: http://www.dawn.com

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