Mont Lebanon Standard Chess Championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 May 2025 to 05 Jun 2025 in Antelias, Lebanon. Top 10 Elo average was 1694, and top seed was Bashar Kassar (🇱🇧 LBN, 1821).
Jad Eli Akl (🇱🇧 LBN, 1791) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Sebastien Girard (4.0) and Hadi Nasser (4.0). Akl shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇱🇧Antelias, Lebanon
Dates
26 May 2025 → 05 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇧Lebanon×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJad Eli Akl led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE03 Jun
Jad Eli Akl takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jad Eli Akl lost to Hadi Nasser (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jad Eli Akl 3 wins (R1–R3)Hadi Nasser 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jad Eli Akl | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Hadi Nasser | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Edward Iskandarian | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Michel Wadih | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akl, Jad Eli | 1791 | LBN | +8N | +15B | +2N | −3B | +5N | +6B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.00 | 1967 | +44.0 |
| 2 | Girard, Sebastien | 0 | LBN | +9N | +5B | −1B | +4N | +12B | F | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1753 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nasser, Hadi | 1811 | LBN | +11B | +13N | +4B | +1N | −6B | F | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1944 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Iskandarian, Edward | 1752 | LBN | +7N | +6B | −3N | −2B | +8B | +11N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1890 | +17.4 |
| 5 | Wadih, Michel | 1769 | LBN | +16B | −2N | +11B | +15N | −1B | +9N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1872 | +24.4 |
| 6 | Kassar, Bashar | 1821 | LBN | F | −4N | +12B | +7B | +3N | −1N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1759 | -6.4 |
| 7 | Mardikian, Antranik Marc | 1508 | LBN | −4B | +14N | +10B | −6N | F | +13N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1599 | +11.2 |
| 8 | Atayan, Michel | 1548 | LBN | −1B | +17N | +13B | F | −4N | +12N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1707 | +42.0 |
| 9 | Temraz, Samer | 1579 | LBN | −2B | =12N | +17B | −11N | +10B | −5B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1504 | -18.0 |
| 10 | Kfoury, Jimmy | 0 | LBN | =12B | −11N | −7N | +13B | −9N | +18B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mardikian, Antranik Mardig | 1558 | LBN | −3N | +10B | −5N | +9B | F | −4B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1535 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Kassar, Pierre | 1573 | LBN | =10N | =9B | −6N | +16B | −2N | −8B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1536 | -5.2 |
| 13 | Dagher, Habib | 1598 | LBN | +18N | −3B | −8N | −10N | +14B | −7B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 822 | -56.8 |
| 14 | Atayan, Carlo | 0 | LBN | F | −7B | +18N | F | −13N | +17B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 15 | El Khoury, Antonio | 1685 | LBN | +17B | −1N | F | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1549 | -20.8 |
| 16 | El Khoury, Jean Pierre | 1544 | LBN | −5N | +18B | F | −12N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 872 | -27.2 |
| 17 | Louak, Milad | 1461 | LBN | −15N | −8B | −9N | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 804 | -37.6 |
| 18 | Amin, Micheal | 0 | LBN | −13B | −16N | −14B | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Akl, Jad EliLBN+44.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Atayan, MichelLBN+42.03.0 pts · #7
- 3Wadih, MichelLBN+24.44.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Dagher, HabibLBN-56.82.0 pts · #17
- 2Louak, MiladLBN-37.60.0 pts · #18
- 3El Khoury, Jean PierreLBN-27.21.0 pts · #15