Format
BC
Bassel, Charaf
🇱🇧FIDE 5300657· Male· Lebanon· Born in 1986
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Charaf Bassel, a 40-year-old player, is rated 1976. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Tournoi du Pere-Noel and 2025 Montreal Open. He took a 55-month break between Feb 2018 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2179 was reached at age 28 (Sep 2014, #6 nationally at the time); he spent 43 months in top 10.
Competes for Lebanon since Oct 2016.
Current rating
1976
Standard
Rpd2083·Blz2118
All-time high
2179
−203 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 28
Sep 2014 · age 28
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,484
#31,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
43 months in National top 10 (2014–2022)
43 months in National top 10 (2014–2022)
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Feb 2025
2022
43 months in national top 10
longest streak 21 months · since Feb 2014
Oct 2022
2018
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 2082 → returned at 2038
Feb 2018
2016
Switched federation: LIB → LBN
at age 30
Oct 2016
2014
Peak national rank: #6
at age 28 · rated 2179
Sep 2014
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
2070 → 2179
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
2003 → 1976
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
3W6D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #49 | 2731 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #30 | 1885 | -22.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntoine KassisFM
🇱🇧LBN·2011
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2016
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vsFaisal KhairallahFM
🇱🇧LBN·2255
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsAmro El JawichFM
🇱🇧LBN·2289
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsAhmad NajjarFM
🇱🇧LBN·2099
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsIbrahim ChahrourIM
🇱🇧LBN·2187
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2014
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Rankings
/
Lebanon
#18
out of 404 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,848
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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