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Khechen, Nabil E
IM🇱🇧FIDE 5300029· Male· Lebanon· Born in 1948
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Nabil E Khechen, a 78-year-old International Master, is rated 1846. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship and 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 26th Christmas Rapid Tournament 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 83 months (2003–2010), 15 months (2011–2012), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2178 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2001, #7 nationally at the time).
Competes for Lebanon since Oct 2016. Awarded IM in 2014 (age 66).
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd1913·Blz2011
All-time high
2178
−332 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 53
Jan 2001 · age 53
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1913
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1879 → 1913
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1877
Dec 2023
2022
1st 70-75 player nationally
at age 74 · rated 1901
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1894 → returned at 1901
Jun 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 70
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-67
1913 → 1846
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
4W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAntranik Mardig Mardikian1,660·12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship 2025·R4·-15.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/4 | #82 | 1193 | -30.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #27 | 1821 | -35.8 |
Rankings
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Lebanon
#46
out of 404 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,463
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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