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Khairallah, Faisal
FM🇱🇧FIDE 4628250· Male· Lebanon· Born in 1975
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Faisal Khairallah, a 51-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2255 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019), 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship. His peak of 2351 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2009); he also reached #1 nationally in Jul 2008 and spent 23 months as #1.
Competes for Lebanon since Oct 2016. Awarded FM in 2004 (age 29). Earned a IM norm at CC Indv de L`AIDEF 2014.
Current rating
2255
Standard
Rpd2069·Blz2313
All-time high
2351
−96 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 34
Jan 2009 · age 34
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#5,629 · players worldwide · of 216,808
23 months in #1 nationally (2008–2018)
23 months in #1 nationally (2008–2018)
Career timeline
26 entries2026
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2255
May 2026
2025
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 2255
Dec 2025
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2211 → returned at 2213
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2247 → returned at 2239
Oct 2019
2018
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2274
Dec 2018
23 months in National #1
longest streak 21 months · since Jul 2008
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
2213 → 2255
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
5.5/ 691.7%
5W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #11 | 2567 | +41.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhmad NajjarFM
🇱🇧LBN·2099
+12 −9 =4
25 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAmro El JawichFM
🇱🇧LBN·2289
+6 −7 =9
22 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsAntoine KassisFM
🇱🇧LBN·2011
+8 −0 =13
21 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsJamal Shamieh
🇱🇧LBN·2039
+6 −0 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsTarek Moudallal
🇱🇧LBN·1817
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
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Lebanon
#6
out of 406 players
Asia-Pacific
#991
in continent
World
#5,629
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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