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Najjar, Ahmad
FM🇱🇧FIDE 5300100· Male· Lebanon· Born in 1966
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Ahmad Najjar, a 60-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2099 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Keshmat WinterClassic Group A-Classic -2026, Keshmat Fall Festival Classic Group A-2025, and 2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship. Also played 13 rapid (including Keshmat Circuit Rapid-September 2025) and 11 blitz events (including 2025 Lebanese Blitz Chess Championship) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007), 17 months (2007–2009) and 23 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2367 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2003); he also reached #2 nationally in Oct 2001 and spent 143 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 7 consecutive years.
Competes for Lebanon since Oct 2016. Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd2124·Blz2053
All-time high
2367
−268 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 37
Jul 2003 · age 37
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,508 · players worldwide · of 216,808
143 months in National top 3 (2001–2022)
143 months in National top 3 (2001–2022)
Career timeline
21 entries2024
500 career games
at age 58
Feb 2024
2022
143 months in national top 3
longest streak 94 months · since Jan 2001
Nov 2022
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2261
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2261 → returned at 2242
Dec 2020
2017
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2312
Jan 2017
2016
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 2312
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
2148 → 2099
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
19/ 3554.3%
15W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #4 | 2026 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2280 | +18.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #33 | 1962 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #14 | 2119 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoe AssaadCM
🇱🇧LBN·2179
+17 −20 =7
44 games·last met May 2026
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vsAmro El JawichFM
🇱🇧LBN·2289
+12 −13 =17
42 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAntoine KassisFM
🇱🇧LBN·2011
+11 −8 =12
31 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAkram KhoderIM
🇱🇧LBN·2318
+10 −16 =4
30 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichel AdeimiCM
🇱🇧LBN·2084
+11 −11 =6
28 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Lebanon
#9
out of 406 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,150
in continent
World
#15,508
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Asia-Pacific
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| 2150 | 2,099 | |
World
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| 15508 | 2,099 | |