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Assaad, Joe
CM🇱🇧FIDE 5310504· Male· Lebanon· Born in 1998
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Joe Assaad, a 28-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2179 — just 9 short of his peak of 2188 (Sep 2025, age 27) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 21 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Russian Chess Crown standard A, Keshmat WinterClassic Group A-Classic -2026, and 2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship. Also played 13 rapid (including Russian Chess Crown rapid B (27.02)) and 8 blitz events (including Russian Chess Crown blitz C) recently. He reached #5 nationally in Dec 2024 and has been in top 10 for 41 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 26).
Current rating
2179
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz2089
All-time high
2188
−9 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 27
Sep 2025 · age 27
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,332 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Jan 2023
National top 10 since Jan 2023
Career timeline
10 entries2026
41 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 41 months · since Jan 2023
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 2188
at age 27 · −9 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #5
at age 26 · rated 2163
Dec 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 26
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 26
Aug 2024
2023
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2170 → 2179
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
22/ 3464.7%
19W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/10 | #96 | 2154 | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2327 | +20.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #55 | 2017 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2006 | -15.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhmad NajjarFM
🇱🇧LBN·2099
+20 −17 =7
44 games·last met May 2026
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vsAkram KhoderIM
🇱🇧LBN·2318
+13 −19 =8
40 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBashar Kassar
🇱🇧LBN·1911
+25 −6 =2
33 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichel AdeimiCM
🇱🇧LBN·2084
+10 −7 =10
27 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdib ArkadanCM
🇱🇧LBN·2215
+7 −8 =6
21 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Lebanon
#7
out of 406 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,449
in continent
World
#9,332
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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