{"id":49396,"date":"2025-07-20T11:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T11:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=49396"},"modified":"2025-07-20T11:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T11:48:09","slug":"first-portugal-pakistan-chess-tournament-in-islamabad-by-the-embassy-serena-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/first-portugal-pakistan-chess-tournament-in-islamabad-by-the-embassy-serena-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"First Portugal Pakistan Chess Tournament in Islamabad by The Embassy &#038; Serena Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49399\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Partugal-Pakistan-Chess-Tournament-Serena-Islamabad1-e1753011979494.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"339\" \/><strong>ISLAMABAD : Sports Reporter &#8211; Serena Hotels as part of its ongoing Sports Diplomacy Initiative, proudly hosted the inaugural Portugal Pakistan Chess Tournament on Saturday, July 19, 2025,at the Islamabad Serena Hotel. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">The event was organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Portugal in Islamabad and the Chess Federation of Pakistan. The tournament was a symbolic celebration marking the National Day of Portugal in Pakistan and commemorated 75 years of diplomatic relations between Portugal and Pakistan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Designed to strengthen bilateral ties through the universal language of sports, the event symbolized Serena Hotels commitment to develop mutual respect, and cross-cultural understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portugal Pakistan Chess Tournament by the Embassy &amp; Serena Hotels Islamabad\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ffAfvs8HOGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> A total of around 40 chess players, ranging from seasoned professionals to emerging young talents, participated in the intellectually stimulating competition. The event created a lively and welcoming space where people of all ages could enjoy playing chess, a game that brings people together from different countries and cultures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">The tournament was widely attended diplomats, representatives of government and international organizations, and members of Islamabad\u2019s civil society, all coming together to appreciate the power of chess as a tool for diplomacy and cultural exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> Serena Hotels, through its Sports Diplomacy, continues to create meaningful opportunities for people-to-people connectivity and engagement. By supporting events that blend intellect, sport, and intercultural harmony, Serena shows its commitment to peace, open conversations, and helping communities grow across the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49400\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Partugal-Pakistan-Chess-Tournament-Serena-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Partugal-Pakistan-Chess-Tournament-Serena-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Partugal-Pakistan-Chess-Tournament-Serena-2-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Partugal-Pakistan-Chess-Tournament-Serena-2-696x303.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : Sports Reporter &#8211; Serena Hotels as part of its ongoing Sports Diplomacy Initiative, proudly hosted the inaugural Portugal Pakistan Chess Tournament on Saturday, July 19, 2025,at the Islamabad Serena Hotel. The event was organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Portugal in Islamabad and the Chess Federation of Pakistan. The tournament was a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1799,7318,1025,251,48,175,3119],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49396"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49401,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49396\/revisions\/49401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}