IMMahmood Lodhi

PAK Born 1961 Male
FIDE ID
7800010

About Mahmood Lodhi

Mahmood Lodhi was born in Gujranwala in 1961 and learned chess at home, where his father, an army officer, played with friends. He began playing at twelve, won the district championship in 1977 and became Pakistan's under-nineteen champion in 1979. Show more

Mahmood Lodhi was born in Gujranwala in 1961 and learned chess at home, where his father, an army officer, played with friends. He began playing at twelve, won the district championship in 1977 and became Pakistan's under-nineteen champion in 1979. His first senior national title came in 1983; he eventually won sixteen Pakistani championships. FIDE awarded him the IM title in 1987. He later won the over-fifty section of the Asian Senior Championship in 2015 and 2017.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2149

Published FIDE

Rapid

2257

Published FIDE

Blitz

2270

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

Inactive on the latest FIDE classical list

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2417 Jan 2001
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
207

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
151 2014-09-08 ECO Cup 2014 Tehran IRI 6.5 Mahmood Lodhi Rustam Khusnutdinov Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
152 2014-09-07 ECO Cup 2014 Tehran IRI 5.1 Mahmood Lodhi Ehsan Ghaem Maghami Lost: 0-1 47 Open
153 2014-09-06 ECO Cup 2014 Tehran IRI 4.5 Cankut Emiroglu Mahmood Lodhi Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
154 2014-09-05 ECO Cup 2014 Tehran IRI 3.2 Mahmood Lodhi Habibullah Amini Won: 1-0 81 Open
155 2014-09-05 ECO Cup 2014 Tehran IRI 2.4 Azer Mirzoev Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 56 Open
156 2014-09-04 ECO Cup 2014 Tehran IRI 1.3 Mahmood Lodhi Muhammad Khusenkhojaev Lost: 0-1 29 Open
157 2014-08-14 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 11.45 Mahmood Lodhi Bernal Gonzalez Acosta Draw: 1/2-1/2 70 Open
158 2014-08-12 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 10.57 Abobker Mohamed Elarabi Mahmood Lodhi Draw: 1/2-1/2 104 Open
159 2014-08-11 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 9.4 Mahmood Lodhi Julio Catalino Sadorra Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
160 2014-08-10 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 8.36 Yee-Weng Lim Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 40 Open
161 2014-08-09 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 7.25 Mahmood Lodhi Hannes Stefansson Lost: 0-1 27 Open
162 2014-08-08 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 6.28 Carlos Guevara Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 30 Open
163 2014-08-06 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 5.49 Yoboue Hermann Manan Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 40 Open
164 2014-08-05 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 4.25 Mahmood Lodhi Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal Lost: 0-1 24 Open
165 2014-08-04 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 3.86 Piotr Dukaczewski Mahmood Lodhi Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
166 2014-08-03 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 2.6 Mahmood Lodhi Hui Li Won: 1-0 54 Open
167 2014-08-02 41st Olympiad Open 2014 Tromso NOR 1.71 Helgi Dam Ziska Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 52 Open
168 2014-04-18 14th BCC Open 2014 Bangkok THA 8.5 Mahmood Lodhi John Paul Gomez Lost: 0-1 43 Open
169 2014-04-16 14th BCC Open 2014 Bangkok THA 6.11 Mahmood Lodhi Michael Gotel Draw: 1/2-1/2 35 Open
170 2014-04-15 14th BCC Open 2014 Bangkok THA 5.3 Jan Gustafsson Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 31 Open
171 2014-04-14 14th BCC Open 2014 Bangkok THA 4.1 Paul V Griffiths Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 59 Open
172 2014-04-13 14th BCC Open 2014 Bangkok THA 3.13 Mahmood Lodhi Phadke Sohan Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
173 2014-04-13 14th BCC Open 2014 Bangkok THA 2.17 Fred Wegerer Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 39 Open
174 2014-04-12 14th BCC Open 2014 Bangkok THA 1.21 Mahmood Lodhi Johannes Krumm Won: 1-0 96 Open
175 2014-04-07 KL Chess Open 2014 Kuala Lumpur MAS 4.21 Mahmood Lodhi Poompong Wiwatanadate Won: 1-0 66 Open
176 2014-04-05 KL Chess Open 2014 Kuala Lumpur MAS 3.17 Gabriel Paril Mahmood Lodhi Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
177 2014-04-05 KL Chess Open 2014 Kuala Lumpur MAS 2.25 Mahmood Lodhi Way Justin Ong Won: 1-0 38 Open
178 2014-04-04 KL Chess Open 2014 Kuala Lumpur MAS 1.24 Sagar Tejaswini Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 60 Open
179 2013-02-07 Asian Zonal 3.2 2013 Thulhiriya City PHI 7.1 Mahmood Lodhi Niaz Murshed Lost: 0-1 60 Open
180 2013-02-06 Asian Zonal 3.2 2013 Thulhiriya City PHI 6.1 Bin-Sattar Reefat Mahmood Lodhi Draw: 1/2-1/2 51 Open
181 2013-02-05 Asian Zonal 3.2 2013 Thulhiriya City PHI 5.2 Mahmood Lodhi R S Kalugampitiya Won: 1-0 17 Open
182 2013-02-05 Asian Zonal 3.2 2013 Thulhiriya City PHI 4.4 Krishna Thapa Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 37 Open
183 2013-02-04 Asian Zonal 3.2 2013 Thulhiriya City PHI 3.2 Mahmood Lodhi Enamul Hossain Draw: 1/2-1/2 64 Open
184 2013-02-03 Asian Zonal 3.2 2013 Thulhiriya City PHI 2.5 Asela Prabajith Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 42 Open
185 2013-02-03 Asian Zonal 3.2 2013 Thulhiriya City PHI 1.5 Mahmood Lodhi N P Liyanage Won: 1-0 31 Open
186 2012-12-28 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 9.14 Essam El Gindy Mahmood Lodhi Draw: 1/2-1/2 95 Open
187 2012-12-28 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 8.24 Mahmood Lodhi Arjun Bharat Won: 1-0 48 Open
188 2012-12-27 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 7.25 Niranjan Navalgund Mahmood Lodhi Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
189 2012-12-27 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 6.14 Mahmood Lodhi Oliver Dimakiling Lost: 0-1 53 Open
190 2012-12-26 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 5.8 Martyn Kravtsiv Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 39 Open
191 2012-12-25 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 4.11 Mahmood Lodhi Youssef M. El Ghazali Won: 1-0 59 Open
192 2012-12-24 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 3.13 Mohamed Zabeib Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 25 Open
193 2012-12-23 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 2.3 Mahmood Lodhi Tigran Kotanjian Lost: 0-1 70 Open
194 2012-12-22 Al Ain Classic 2012 Al-Ain UAE 1.26 Fayez Ahmed Mahmood Lodhi Won: 0-1 33 Open
195 2012-09-09 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 11.43 Mark Machin Rivera Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 61 Open
196 2012-09-07 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 10.52 Mahmood Lodhi Hon Ki Tsang Draw: 1/2-1/2 98 Open
197 2012-09-06 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 9.35 Nikola Djukic Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 47 Open
198 2012-09-05 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 8.43 Mahmood Lodhi Sami Khader Won: 1-0 74 Open
199 2012-09-04 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 7.48 Mahmood Lodhi Jomo Pitterson Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
200 2012-09-03 40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR 6.41 Frode Elsness Mahmood Lodhi Lost: 1-0 28 Open
  1. vs Rustam KhusnutdinovDraw · ½–½White · 2014-09-08 · Round 6.5ECO Cup 2014
  2. vs Ehsan Ghaem MaghamiLost · 0-1White · 2014-09-07 · Round 5.1ECO Cup 2014
  3. vs Cankut EmirogluDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-09-06 · Round 4.5ECO Cup 2014
  4. vs Habibullah AminiWon · 1-0White · 2014-09-05 · Round 3.2ECO Cup 2014
  5. vs Azer MirzoevLost · 1-0Black · 2014-09-05 · Round 2.4ECO Cup 2014
  6. vs Muhammad KhusenkhojaevLost · 0-1White · 2014-09-04 · Round 1.3ECO Cup 2014
  7. vs Bernal Gonzalez AcostaDraw · ½–½White · 2014-08-14 · Round 11.4541st Olympiad Open 2014
  8. vs Abobker Mohamed ElarabiDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-08-12 · Round 10.5741st Olympiad Open 2014
  9. vs Julio Catalino SadorraDraw · ½–½White · 2014-08-11 · Round 9.441st Olympiad Open 2014
  10. vs Yee-Weng LimLost · 1-0Black · 2014-08-10 · Round 8.3641st Olympiad Open 2014
  11. vs Hannes StefanssonLost · 0-1White · 2014-08-09 · Round 7.2541st Olympiad Open 2014
  12. vs Carlos GuevaraWon · 0-1Black · 2014-08-08 · Round 6.2841st Olympiad Open 2014
  13. vs Yoboue Hermann MananWon · 0-1Black · 2014-08-06 · Round 5.4941st Olympiad Open 2014
  14. vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalLost · 0-1White · 2014-08-05 · Round 4.2541st Olympiad Open 2014
  15. vs Piotr DukaczewskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-08-04 · Round 3.8641st Olympiad Open 2014
  16. vs Hui LiWon · 1-0White · 2014-08-03 · Round 2.641st Olympiad Open 2014
  17. vs Helgi Dam ZiskaLost · 1-0Black · 2014-08-02 · Round 1.7141st Olympiad Open 2014
  18. vs John Paul GomezLost · 0-1White · 2014-04-18 · Round 8.514th BCC Open 2014
  19. vs Michael GotelDraw · ½–½White · 2014-04-16 · Round 6.1114th BCC Open 2014
  20. vs Jan GustafssonLost · 1-0Black · 2014-04-15 · Round 5.314th BCC Open 2014
  21. vs Paul V GriffithsWon · 0-1Black · 2014-04-14 · Round 4.114th BCC Open 2014
  22. vs Phadke SohanDraw · ½–½White · 2014-04-13 · Round 3.1314th BCC Open 2014
  23. vs Fred WegererWon · 0-1Black · 2014-04-13 · Round 2.1714th BCC Open 2014
  24. vs Johannes KrummWon · 1-0White · 2014-04-12 · Round 1.2114th BCC Open 2014
  25. vs Poompong WiwatanadateWon · 1-0White · 2014-04-07 · Round 4.21KL Chess Open 2014
  26. vs Gabriel ParilDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-04-05 · Round 3.17KL Chess Open 2014
  27. vs Way Justin OngWon · 1-0White · 2014-04-05 · Round 2.25KL Chess Open 2014
  28. vs Sagar TejaswiniLost · 1-0Black · 2014-04-04 · Round 1.24KL Chess Open 2014
  29. vs Niaz MurshedLost · 0-1White · 2013-02-07 · Round 7.1Asian Zonal 3.2 2013
  30. vs Bin-Sattar ReefatDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-02-06 · Round 6.1Asian Zonal 3.2 2013
  31. vs R S KalugampitiyaWon · 1-0White · 2013-02-05 · Round 5.2Asian Zonal 3.2 2013
  32. vs Krishna ThapaWon · 0-1Black · 2013-02-05 · Round 4.4Asian Zonal 3.2 2013
  33. vs Enamul HossainDraw · ½–½White · 2013-02-04 · Round 3.2Asian Zonal 3.2 2013
  34. vs Asela PrabajithWon · 0-1Black · 2013-02-03 · Round 2.5Asian Zonal 3.2 2013
  35. vs N P LiyanageWon · 1-0White · 2013-02-03 · Round 1.5Asian Zonal 3.2 2013
  36. vs Essam El GindyDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-28 · Round 9.14Al Ain Classic 2012
  37. vs Arjun BharatWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-28 · Round 8.24Al Ain Classic 2012
  38. vs Niranjan NavalgundDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-12-27 · Round 7.25Al Ain Classic 2012
  39. vs Oliver DimakilingLost · 0-1White · 2012-12-27 · Round 6.14Al Ain Classic 2012
  40. vs Martyn KravtsivLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-26 · Round 5.8Al Ain Classic 2012
  41. vs Youssef M. El GhazaliWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-25 · Round 4.11Al Ain Classic 2012
  42. vs Mohamed ZabeibWon · 0-1Black · 2012-12-24 · Round 3.13Al Ain Classic 2012
  43. vs Tigran KotanjianLost · 0-1White · 2012-12-23 · Round 2.3Al Ain Classic 2012
  44. vs Fayez AhmedWon · 0-1Black · 2012-12-22 · Round 1.26Al Ain Classic 2012
  45. vs Mark Machin RiveraLost · 1-0Black · 2012-09-09 · Round 11.4340th Olympiad Open
  46. vs Hon Ki TsangDraw · ½–½White · 2012-09-07 · Round 10.5240th Olympiad Open
  47. vs Nikola DjukicLost · 1-0Black · 2012-09-06 · Round 9.3540th Olympiad Open
  48. vs Sami KhaderWon · 1-0White · 2012-09-05 · Round 8.4340th Olympiad Open
  49. vs Jomo PittersonDraw · ½–½White · 2012-09-04 · Round 7.4840th Olympiad Open
  50. vs Frode ElsnessLost · 1-0Black · 2012-09-03 · Round 6.4140th Olympiad Open