50th Lebanese Classical Chess Championship 2025

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70 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 02 Jul 2025 in Dekweneh, Lebanon. 12 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2110, and top seed was Amro El Jawich (🇱🇧 LBN, FM, 2307).

Akram Khoder (🇱🇧 LBN, IM, 2237) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Joe Assaad (6.0) and Amro El Jawich (5.5). Khoder broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Hadi Nasser (1811) beat Ahmad Najjar (FM, 2148), a +337-point gap.

Location

🇱🇧Dekweneh, Lebanon

Dates

21 Jun 2025 → 02 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇧FMAmro El Jawich2307

Avg top 10

2,110

Participants

Titled players · 12

IM×1

FM×4

CM×3

WFM×1

WCM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇱🇧Lebanon×69

🇬🇷Greece×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAkram Khoder
🇱🇧LBN·2237
6.5pts·2417perf+21.0
🥈
CMJoe Assaad
🇱🇧LBN·2170
6.0pts·2280perf+17.6
🥉
FMAmro El Jawich
🇱🇧LBN·2307
5.5pts·2195perf-12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Akram Khoder led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Khoder6.5Assaad6El Jawich5.5El Khoury5Farhat5Akl5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Akram Khoder held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Akram Khoder drew with CM Joe Assaad (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Akram Khoder 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Joe Assaad 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Amro El Jawich 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAkram Khoder	*	½	—	1
2CMJoe Assaad	½	*	—	1
3FMAmro El Jawich	—	—	*	—
4Brayan El Khoury	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Khoder, AkramIM	2237	LBN	+45B	+29N	+12B	+10N	=2B	+20N	+4B	6.5	27.5	30.5	27.50	2417	+21.0
2	Assaad, JoeCM	2170	LBN	+50N	+21B	+15N	+4B	=1N	+11B	=6N	6.0	29.5	32.5	26.75	2280	+17.6
3	El Jawich, AmroFM	2307	LBN	+57N	+34B	+8N	=20B	−11N	+5B	+15B	5.5	26.5	28.5	22.00	2195	-12.0
4	El Khoury, Brayan	1977	LBN	+59B	+19N	+42B	−2N	+24B	+21N	−1N	5.0	28.0	30.0	17.50	2030	+25.2
5	Akl, Jad Eli	1791	LBN	+39B	+41N	−10B	+16N	+22B	−3N	+21B	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.00	2119	+97.2
6	Kassis, AntoineFM	2055	LBN	=44B	+54N	+30B	=41N	+29B	=15N	=2B	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.75	2020	-2.0
7	Iskandarian, Edward	1752	LBN	+36B	−12N	+54B	=14B	=41N	+28N	+22B	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.75	2002	+32.6
8	Farhat, Jawad	1899	LBN	+58B	+17N	−3B	−43N	+45B	+42N	+24B	5.0	23.0	25.0	16.50	1946	+9.2
9	Nasser, Hadi	1811	LBN	+62B	−10N	+49B	−13N	+27B	+43N	+20B	5.0	23.0	25.0	16.00	2043	+28.6
10	Adeimi, MichelCM	2082	LBN	+26N	+9B	+5N	−1B	=20N	+13B	F	4.5	29.5	33.5	20.50	2083	+4.0
11	Vayanos,George Marwan	2073	GRE	+65B	=30N	+44B	+18N	+3B	−2N	F	4.5	27.0	29.0	16.75	2096	+8.2
12	Fawaz,Mohamad	1917	LBN	+38N	+7B	−1N	+57B	−21N	=17B	+37N	4.5	27.0	29.0	16.25	1895	-3.6
13	EL Khoury, Alexander	0	LBN	+61B	−22N	+17B	+9B	=14N	−10N	+31B	4.5	26.0	28.0	17.25	1896	0.0
14	Maasarani, Mahmoud	1930	LBN	=23B	=25N	+45B	=7N	=13B	=19N	+30B	4.5	25.5	28.5	17.50	1851	-7.6
15	Moudallal, Tarek	1867	LBN	+68B	+46N	−2B	+42N	+43B	=6B	−3N	4.5	25.5	26.5	12.50	1980	+20.2
16	Sursock, SameerFM	1961	LBN	+27N	=31B	=23N	−5B	+57N	+30N	=18B	4.5	24.5	26.5	15.50	1810	-21.6
17	Attieh, SkyeWCM	1756	LBN	+67N	−8B	−13N	+52B	+23N	=12N	+29B	4.5	24.5	26.5	14.75	1889	+37.2
18	Ibrahim, Issam	1816	LBN	=33N	+35B	+31N	−11B	=32N	+26B	=16N	4.5	23.5	27.0	16.75	1896	+26.4
19	Wadih, Michel	1769	LBN	+47N	−4B	−33N	+60B	+53N	=14B	+34N	4.5	22.0	24.0	13.25	1916	+40.4
20	Najjar, AhmadFM	2148	LBN	+32B	+24N	+22B	=3N	=10B	−1B	−9N	4.0	29.5	33.0	16.50	2027	-16.0
21	Kassar, Bashar	1821	LBN	+49B	−2N	+58B	+33N	+12B	−4B	−5N	4.0	27.0	29.0	13.00	1813	-0.6
22	Habash, Mohamad	1842	LBN	+60N	+13B	−20N	+53B	−5N	+32B	−7N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.50	1739	-15.6
23	Garabet, Charbel	1555	LBN	=14N	+48B	=16B	−29N	−17B	+57N	+46B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.50	1847	+100.4
24	Younes, Mohamad Hussein	1809	LBN	+51N	−20B	+60N	+47B	−4N	+41B	−8N	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.00	1848	+7.6
25	Girard, Sebastien	0	LBN	=48N	=14B	=37N	=31B	−46B	+59N	+42B	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.25	1793	+15.2
26	Totonji, Kamal	1605	LBN	−10B	+62N	−41B	+49N	+61B	−18N	+51B	4.0	20.0	22.0	10.00	1748	+13.8
27	Mardikian, Antranik Mardig	1558	LBN	−16B	=64N	+63B	=48B	−9N	+61N	+43B	4.0	19.5	21.5	9.50	1811	+60.0
28	Mrad, Charif	1893	LBN	+66N	−42B	−53N	+68B	+50N	−7B	+44N	4.0	18.5	19.5	9.00	1666	-35.2
29	Slim, Nadim	1828	LBN	+56N	−1B	+66N	+23B	−6N	=33B	−17N	3.5	26.0	28.0	10.25	1770	-9.0
30	Tarraf, Tarraf	1779	LBN	+55N	=11B	−6N	+35B	+44N	−16B	−14N	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.25	1800	+1.2
31	Saadeddine, Adam	1780	LBN	+64B	=16N	−18B	=25N	=38B	+35N	−13N	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.50	1721	-11.2
32	Bsat, Kinana	1649	LBN	−20N	+51B	=34N	+37B	=18B	−22N	=40B	3.5	23.0	26.0	12.25	1826	+47.2
33	Abu Hjeili, Karim	0	LBN	=18B	=43N	+19B	−21B	+48N	=29N	F	3.5	22.5	25.5	13.00	1808	0.0
34	Fawaz, NadiaWFM	1835	LBN	+52B	−3N	=32B	−44N	+58B	+46N	−19B	3.5	22.5	24.5	9.75	1706	-46.8
35	Darweeche, RoaaWCM	1560	LBN	=40B	−18N	+36B	−30N	+66B	−31B	+47N	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.25	1625	+5.2
36	Kaafarani, Abbas	0	LBN	−7N	=38B	−35N	+39B	−37N	+60B	+53N	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.75	1564	0.0
37	Al Asmar, RemyWCM	1773	LBN	−54B	+68N	=25B	−32N	+36B	+38N	−12B	3.5	21.5	22.5	10.00	1656	-23.6
38	Atayan, Michel	1548	LBN	−12B	=36N	=40N	+70B	=31N	−37B	+55B	3.5	21.0	21.5	8.25	1662	+16.0
39	Darweeche , Hussein	0	LBN	−5N	−53B	=59B	−36N	+69B	+58N	+54B	3.5	17.5	18.0	6.00	1531	0.0
40	EL Mahmoud, AbdulAzizCM	1980	LBN	=35N	F	=38B	=58N	+59B	=44B	=32N	3.5	17.5	17.5	9.75	1649	-39.6
41	Kaloust, Giorgio	2069	LBN	+53N	−5B	+26N	=6B	=7B	−24N	F	3.0	26.5	29.0	11.50	1791	-37.6
42	Saad, Tarek	1718	LBN	+69B	+28N	−4N	−15B	+47N	−8B	−25N	3.0	25.5	26.0	7.50	1716	-0.4
43	Qudsi, Mohammad	1739	LBN	=63N	=33B	+55N	+8B	−15N	−9B	−27N	3.0	24.5	26.5	10.25	1591	-30.0
44	Fayad, Steven	1562	LBN	=6N	+63B	−11N	+34B	−30B	=40N	−28B	3.0	24.0	26.0	9.75	1774	+50.0
45	Darwiche, Mohamad	1654	LBN	−1N	+56B	−14N	+55B	−8N	−47B	+62N	3.0	24.0	26.0	7.00	1651	-6.8
46	Assoum, Nour	1687	LBN	+70N	−15B	−47N	+51B	+25N	−34B	−23N	3.0	22.0	22.5	7.50	952	-49.6
47	Ghossoub, Anthony	0	LBN	−19B	+59N	+46B	−24N	−42B	+45N	−35B	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.00	1629	0.0
48	Salem, Ralph	1757	LBN	=25B	−23N	+64B	=27N	−33B	−52N	+65B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.00	1468	-60.8
49	Haddad, Peter	1485	LBN	−21N	+50B	−9N	−26B	−55N	+63N	+57B	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.00	1639	+34.8
50	Seifeddine, Ghazi	1653	LBN	−2B	−49N	+62B	+54N	−28B	−51N	+61B	3.0	20.5	22.5	6.50	1612	-12.8
51	Assad, Ali	0	LBN	−24B	−32N	+65B	−46N	+68N	+50B	−26N	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.00	1595	0.0
52	khoury, Rabih	1502	LBN	−34N	−57B	+69N	−17N	+63B	+48B	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.50	1560	+8.8
53	Hamadeh, Sally	1584	LBN	−41B	+39N	+28B	−22N	−19B	=55N	−36B	2.5	22.5	25.0	8.75	1679	+13.6
54	Farra, Marc Anwar	0	LBN	+37N	−6B	−7N	−50B	=60N	+68B	−39N	2.5	22.0	23.0	5.50	1652	0.0
55	Fadlallah, Jad	0	LBN	−30B	+65N	−43B	−45N	+49B	=53B	−38N	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.25	1526	0.0
56	Hawshar, Mohamad	1491	LBN	−29B	−45N	−61B	=63N	=64N	+70B	=60N	2.5	14.5	15.0	3.50	1373	-21.2
57	Moghnieh, Hussein	1665	LBN	−3B	+52N	+70B	−12N	−16B	−23B	−49N	2.0	24.5	25.0	3.50	1475	-30.6
58	Kobeissey , Jessica	1539	LBN	−8N	+67B	−21N	=40B	−34N	−39B	=64N	2.0	21.5	23.5	4.75	1552	+0.4
59	Dirani, Hussien	1558	LBN	−4N	−47B	=39N	+64B	−40N	−25B	=67N	2.0	21.0	23.0	4.75	1158	-6.4
60	Mardikian, Antranik Marc	1508	LBN	−22B	+61N	−24B	−19N	=54B	−36N	=56B	2.0	21.0	23.0	4.50	1591	+14.8
61	Badr, Daniel	1790	LBN	−13N	−60B	+56N	+66B	−26N	−27B	−50N	2.0	20.0	22.0	4.50	1434	-108.4
62	Almawla, Amin Souad	0	LBN	−9N	−26B	−50N	=69B	+67N	=65N	−45B	2.0	19.0	19.5	3.25	1299	0.0
63	Masri, Mohamad	0	LBN	=43B	−44N	−27N	=56B	−52N	−49B	+68N	2.0	18.5	19.5	3.75	1392	0.0
64	Fadel, Mustapha	0	LBN	−31N	=27B	−48N	−59N	=56B	=66N	=58B	2.0	17.0	19.0	5.25	1445	0.0
65	Ali Khan, Amani	1604	LBN	−11N	−55B	−51N	=67B	+70N	=62B	−48N	2.0	17.0	17.5	2.50	1081	-7.6
66	Attieh, Kate	1536	LBN	−28B	+69N	−29B	−61N	−35N	=64B	=70N	2.0	15.5	16.0	1.75	968	-36.8
67	Habanjar, Mohammad	0	LBN	−17B	−58N	−68B	=65N	−62B	+69N	=59B	2.0	13.5	14.0	2.50	1353	0.0
68	Salman, Fatima	1509	LBN	−15N	−37B	+67N	−28N	−51B	−54N	−63B	1.0	19.5	21.5	2.00	1045	-7.4
69	Yasmine El Hajj Chehade	0	LBN	−42N	−66B	−52B	=62N	−39N	−67B	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.00	785	0.0
70	Zeitjian,Sarkis	0	LBN	−46B	F	−57N	−38N	−65B	−56N	=66B	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.00	1188	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Garabet, CharbelLBN
+100.4
4.0 pts · #15
2Akl, Jad EliLBN
+97.2
5.0 pts · #11
3Mardikian, Antranik MardigLBN
+60.0
4.0 pts · #38

Top rating losers

1Badr, DanielLBN
-108.4
2.0 pts · #47
2Salem, RalphLBN
-60.8
3.0 pts · #50
3Assoum, NourLBN
-49.6
3.0 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R7+337 Elo gap
Nasser, Hadi1811 beat FMNajjar, Ahmad2148
R3+309 Elo gap
Hamadeh, Sally1584 beat Mrad, Charif1893
R2+282 Elo gap
Mardikian, Antranik Marc1508 beat Badr, Daniel1790