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Kassar, Bashar
🇱🇧FIDE 5309085· Male· Lebanon· Born in 2006
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Bashar Kassar, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1911 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Keshmat WinterClassic Group B-Classic -2026, Keshmat Fall Festival Classic Group B-2025, and 2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship. Also played 18 rapid (including Keshmat Circuit Rapid-September 2025) and 12 blitz events (including 2025 Lebanese Blitz Chess Championship) recently. He reached #29 nationally in Jan 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1, #4, #6, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd2019·Blz2053
All-time high
1911
at best
Mar 2026 · age 20
Mar 2026 · age 20
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,471
#45,471 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1911
May 2026
All-time peak 1911
at age 20
Mar 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #29
at age 19 · rated 1827
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)
1544 → 1827
Jan 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
1821 → 1911
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
26/ 3966.7%
25W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2016 | +16.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2104 | +36.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #7 | 2020 | +38.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #31 | 1966 | +5.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Lebanon
#32
out of 406 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,407
in continent
World
#45,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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