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Kassar, Paul
🇱🇧FIDE 5307392· Male· Lebanon· Born in 1968
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Paul Kassar, a 58-year-old player, is rated 1573. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Keshmat Winter Open - Classic -2026. Also played 12 rapid (including Keshmat Circuit Rapid-September 2025) and 11 blitz events (including 2025 Lebanese Blitz Chess Championship) recently. His peak of 1661 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2024); he also reached #41 nationally in Oct 2020.
Current rating
1573
Standard
Rpd1510·Blz1525
All-time high
1661
−88 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#156,611
#156,611 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1585 → returned at 1573
Jan 2025
2024
5th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1661
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+215 Elo)
1446 → 1661
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1661
at age 56 · −88 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1585 → 1573
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #28 | 2533 | -12.2 |
Rankings
/
Lebanon
#151
out of 406 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,887
in continent
World
#156,594
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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