12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship 2025

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105 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 27 Oct 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. 17 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2320, and top seed was Adham Fawzy (🇪🇬 EGY, GM, 2495).

Aleksej Aleksandrov (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2387) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Vahe Baghdasaryan (7.5) and Adham Fawzy (7.0). Aleksandrov won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Adam Saadeddine (1759) beat Stefan Djuric (GM, 2235), a +476-point gap.

Location

🇱🇧Beirut, Lebanon

Dates

17 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇬GMAdham Fawzy2495

Avg top 10

2,320

Participants

105

Titled players · 17

GM×8

IM×2

FM×2

CM×2

WGM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇱🇧Lebanon×84

🇸🇾Syria×3

🇵🇸Palestine×3

🇦🇲Armenia×2

🇪🇬Egypt×2

🇷🇸Serbia×2

🇧🇾Belarus×1

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
GMAleksej Aleksandrov
🇧🇾BLR·2387
8.0pts·2552perf+16.4
🥈
GMVahe Baghdasaryan
🇦🇲ARM·2266
7.5pts·2378perf+14.4
🥉
GMAdham Fawzy
🇪🇬EGY·2495
7.0pts·2447perf-0.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Aleksej Aleksandrov led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Aleksandrov8Baghdasaryan7.5Kasparov7Fawzy7Babujian7Ivanov7

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Aleksej Aleksandrov held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Aleksej Aleksandrov beat GM Vahe Baghdasaryan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Aleksej Aleksandrov 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Vahe Baghdasaryan 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Sergey Kasparov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAleksej Aleksandrov	*	1	½	½
2GMVahe Baghdasaryan	0	*	—	1
3GMSergey Kasparov	½	—	*	½
4GMAdham Fawzy	½	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Aleksandrov, AleksejGM	2387	BLR	+78N	+28B	+29N	+13B	+10N	+2B	=5N	=3B	+7N	8.0	50.0	53.0	46.00	2552	+16.4
2	Baghdasaryan, VaheGM	2266	ARM	+51N	+9B	+16N	+12B	+3B	−1N	=10B	+22N	+11B	7.5	51.0	55.0	44.00	2378	+14.4
3	Fawzy, AdhamGM	2495	EGY	+20N	+14B	+24N	+8B	−2N	+4B	+12N	=1N	=5B	7.0	54.0	59.5	44.50	2447	-0.5
4	Babujian, LevonGM	2347	ARM	+44B	+83N	=11B	+23N	+22B	−3N	+24B	=15N	+14B	7.0	46.0	49.0	36.00	2285	-2.5
5	Kasparov, SergeyGM	2427	FID	+75B	+48N	+96B	−22N	+15B	+13N	=1B	+10N	=3N	7.0	45.5	47.5	34.50	2401	0.0
6	Ivanov, Mikhail MGM	2261	SRB	+33B	+52N	=23B	=11N	+18B	−10N	+48B	+50N	+15B	7.0	42.5	46.5	34.75	2153	-7.4
7	Zaibi, AmirGM	2339	TUN	+57N	+17B	+31N	−10B	+30N	=12B	+16N	+8B	−1B	6.5	48.5	52.5	35.50	2235	-6.4
8	Khoder, AkramIM	2256	LBN	+76B	+65N	+54B	−3N	+41B	=24N	+23B	−7N	+26B	6.5	42.0	45.0	28.75	2172	-7.2
9	Saadeddine, Adam	1759	LBN	+74B	−2N	+84B	=61N	+40B	=11N	+18B	=41N	+22B	6.5	41.0	43.5	29.00	2006	+87.2
10	Maisuradze, NinoWGM	2154	FRA	+99N	+35B	+30N	+7N	−1B	+6B	=2N	−5B	=16N	6.0	52.0	54.0	32.25	2228	+22.8
11	Akl, Jad Eli	1932	LBN	+87N	+32B	=4N	=6B	=17N	=9B	+25N	+28B	−2N	6.0	49.5	52.0	31.25	2017	+40.0
12	Najjar, AhmadFM	2132	LBN	+55B	+25N	+61B	−2N	+48B	=7N	−3B	=17N	+33B	6.0	45.5	49.0	28.25	2083	-3.4
13	Assaad, JoeCM	2188	LBN	+40B	+34N	+73B	−1N	+14B	−5B	−28N	+49N	+41B	6.0	44.5	47.5	27.50	2072	-15.2
14	Habash, Mohamad	1826	LBN	+81B	−3N	+57B	+50N	−13N	+32B	+20N	+24B	−4N	6.0	44.5	47.5	27.50	1968	+25.4
15	Wafa, ShahendaWGM	2097	EGY	+86N	=42B	+68N	+92B	−5N	+17B	+19N	=4B	−6N	6.0	43.5	46.0	26.25	2101	+5.2
16	Ferzli,Michael	1893	LBN	+79B	+84N	−2B	+26N	+49B	=22N	−7B	+42N	=10B	6.0	42.5	45.0	25.25	2012	+23.0
17	Hazimeh, Ahmad Ali	1804	LBN	+91B	−7N	+55B	+56N	=11B	−15N	+61B	=12B	+37N	6.0	41.0	43.5	25.00	1914	+28.4
18	Sednawi,Abdullah.	1861	SYR	F	+79N	+66B	+32B	−6N	+21B	−9N	+36B	+38N	6.0	41.0	43.0	27.50	1882	+4.8
19	Bakr,Roudi.	1720	SYR	+47B	−22N	+67B	+43N	=73B	+54N	−15B	=23N	+31B	6.0	38.5	41.5	25.75	1942	+76.8
20	Kazandjian,Aram	1567	LBN	−3B	+94N	−41B	+81N	+96B	+52N	−14B	+48N	+30B	6.0	35.5	37.5	20.00	1913	+57.8
21	Kaafarani, Abbas	1623	LBN	−43B	+39N	+82B	−73N	+80B	−18N	+74N	+75B	+28N	6.0	32.5	35.5	22.00	1777	+40.0
22	Djuric, StefanGM	2235	SRB	+62N	+19B	+27N	+5B	−4N	=16B	+29N	−2B	−9N	5.5	50.5	54.0	30.00	2107	-9.7
23	Bilal,Sewar.	1899	SYR	+46N	+58B	=6N	−4B	+38N	+42B	−8N	=19B	=25N	5.5	46.0	50.0	27.25	1934	+4.6
24	Kaloust, Giorgio	2031	LBN	+67B	+37N	−3B	+34N	+28B	=8B	−4N	−14N	+42B	5.5	46.0	49.5	26.25	2001	-1.8
25	Mardikian, Antranik Mardig	1660	LBN	+63N	−12B	+93N	+31B	=29N	=73B	−11B	+56N	=23B	5.5	38.0	40.0	21.25	1878	+58.8
26	Darwiche, Mohamad	1624	LBN	+53N	=92B	=42N	−16B	+55N	=31B	+85N	+29B	−8N	5.5	37.5	40.0	21.50	1893	+102.4
27	Mrad, Charif	1858	LBN	+39B	+82N	−22B	−49N	=57B	−50N	+84B	+60N	+44B	5.5	34.0	36.5	21.00	1643	-35.0
28	Kassar, Bashar	1814	LBN	+95B	−1N	+33B	+44N	−24N	+53B	+13B	−11N	−21B	5.0	45.0	47.0	21.50	1856	+5.8
29	Sursock, SameerFM	1939	LBN	+80B	+36N	−1B	+35N	=25B	+64N	−22B	−26N	=39B	5.0	43.0	46.0	21.75	1812	-21.2
30	Karam,Mark	1843	LBN	+94B	+43N	−10B	+36N	−7B	−37N	+62N	+58B	−20N	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.00	1705	-52.8
31	Khechen, Nabil EIM	1913	LBN	+100B	+69N	−7B	−25N	+44B	=26N	+49B	=59B	−19N	5.0	39.5	41.5	18.75	1729	-35.8
32	Zrour, Hanna	1604	LBN	+64B	−11N	+45B	−18N	+77B	−14N	=66B	+88N	=34B	5.0	37.5	40.0	17.75	1506	-16.4
33	Ayoub, Sergio	1542	LBN	−6N	+90B	−28N	+74B	=59N	=35B	+53N	+73B	−12N	5.0	37.0	39.5	17.00	1713	+41.2
34	El Mawla, Khalil Issa	1691	LBN	+101N	−13B	+46N	−24B	=51N	−62B	+43N	+61B	=32N	5.0	36.5	38.0	18.50	1516	-50.0
35	Qudsi, Mohammad	1680	LBN	+45B	−10N	+103B	−29B	=62N	=33N	=39B	+66N	=57B	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.75	1575	-34.0
36	Mardikian, Antranik Marc	1605	LBN	+105N	−29B	+88N	−30B	+56B	−41N	+45B	−18N	+53N	5.0	35.5	36.0	15.50	1071	-28.4
37	Totonji, Kamal	1619	LBN	+70N	−24B	−56N	+103B	+93N	+30B	−41B	+54N	−17B	5.0	34.5	35.5	15.50	1807	+21.0
38	Farra, Marc Anwar	1690	LBN	=66B	=77N	+80B	+96N	−23B	−49N	+40B	+51N	−18B	5.0	34.0	36.0	17.25	1741	+19.2
39	Barza, Chris	0	LBN	−27N	−21B	−63N	+105B	+95N	+99B	=35N	+85B	=29N	5.0	31.5	32.0	12.00	1764	0.0
40	khoury, Rabih	1511	LBN	−13N	=101B	+102N	+87B	−9N	=98B	−38N	+74B	+52N	5.0	30.5	32.0	12.75	1640	+32.8
41	Ibrahim, Issam	1842	LBN	F	−68B	+20N	+51B	−8N	+36B	+37N	=9B	−13N	4.5	42.5	42.5	23.25	1890	+16.8
42	Bsat, Kinana	1663	LBN	+71B	=15N	=26B	=54N	+61B	−23N	+64B	−16B	−24N	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.25	1707	+5.2
43	Nasser, Youssef	0	LBN	+21N	−30B	+58N	−19B	−50B	+103N	−34B	=69N	+84B	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.25	1594	0.0
44	Abdulla Musabbeh Alkaabi	1560	UAE	−4N	+104B	+85N	−28B	−31N	+93B	=63N	+62B	−27N	4.5	34.0	35.0	10.75	1694	+15.2
45	Khochkhoch, Walid	0	LBN	−35N	+86B	−32N	+99B	−58N	+46B	−36N	+78B	=65N	4.5	32.5	34.5	13.75	1551	0.0
46	Abbas, Hiba	0	PLE	−23B	+97N	−34B	=65N	−60B	−45N	+71B	+101N	+64B	4.5	31.5	33.0	12.25	1378	0.0
47	Jeradeh, Rym	0	LBN	−19N	+99B	−49N	=76B	=65B	=84N	−60B	+86N	+88B	4.5	28.0	30.0	11.50	1522	0.0
48	Younes, Mohamad Hussein	1822	LBN	F	−5B	+75N	+62B	−12N	+58B	−6N	−20B	+81N	4.0	39.5	39.5	13.50	1779	-11.6
49	Atayan, Michel	1606	LBN	F	−96N	+47B	+27B	−16N	+38B	−31N	−13B	+75N	4.0	37.0	37.0	18.00	1797	+56.4
50	Ali Khan, Amani	1596	LBN	−68N	F	+77B	−14B	+43N	+27B	+73N	−6B	−59N	4.0	36.5	36.5	16.00	1793	+22.0
51	Kobeissey , Jessica	1539	LBN	−2B	+91N	+59B	−41N	=34B	=83N	F	−38B	+73N	4.0	36.0	38.5	13.50	1750	+66.4
52	Berbari, Imad	1771	LBN	+90N	−6B	+76N	=68B	=53N	−20B	F	+64N	−40B	4.0	36.0	38.5	12.75	1500	-29.4
53	Nasr, Yamen	0	LBN	−26B	+60N	+69B	=83N	=52B	−28N	−33B	+67N	−36B	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.50	1585	0.0
54	Moudallal, Tarek	1887	LBN	+103N	+93B	−8N	=42B	+68N	−19B	=75N	−37B	F	4.0	34.5	35.5	10.25	1525	-46.0
55	Habanjar, Mohammad	1494	LBN	−12N	+63B	−17N	+88B	−26B	−56N	+103B	+77N	F	4.0	34.5	35.5	10.00	974	-22.0
56	Fattali, Simon	0	LBN	F	−73N	+37B	−17B	−36N	+55B	+98N	−25B	+58N	4.0	34.5	34.5	15.00	1659	0.0
57	El Abd, Qassim	1546	PLE	−7B	F	−14N	+104B	=27N	−85B	+89N	+63B	=35N	4.0	33.5	34.5	12.25	1592	+6.4
58	Chaaya, Morched	1580	LBN	+97B	−23N	−43B	+94N	+45B	−48N	+77B	−30N	−56B	4.0	32.5	34.5	11.50	1055	-20.4
59	Tarraf, Tarraf	1780	LBN	−82B	F	−51N	+67N	=33B	+76B	F	=31N	+50B	4.0	31.0	33.5	15.50	1720	-7.0
60	Masri, Mohamad	1480	LBN	−92N	−53B	+101N	=63B	+46N	−75B	+47N	−27B	=70N	4.0	31.0	32.5	14.00	968	-22.0
61	Lebreton, Cyril	0	LBN	F	+85B	−12N	=9B	−42N	+78B	−17N	−34N	+69B	3.5	37.0	37.0	12.25	1711	0.0
62	Haddad, Peter	1515	LBN	−22B	+74N	+65B	−48N	=35B	+34N	−30B	−44N	F	3.5	35.5	35.5	14.00	1647	+37.2
63	Masri, Ali Rida	0	LBN	−25B	−55N	+39B	=60N	=84B	+80N	=44B	−57N	−76B	3.5	33.0	35.5	13.50	1378	0.0
64	Younes, Mohammad	0	LBN	−32N	=87B	+72N	+78B	+98N	−29B	−42N	−52B	−46N	3.5	32.0	34.0	9.75	1583	0.0
65	Bedrosian, Danielle	1728	LBN	F	−8B	−62N	=46B	=47N	−68B	+100N	+79N	=45B	3.5	32.0	32.0	11.75	1022	-17.0
66	Kaafarani, Majd	0	LBN	=38N	+102B	−18N	−98B	=87N	+86B	=32N	−35B	F	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.25	1523	0.0
67	El Jawich, Qusay	1455	LBN	−24N	+70B	−19N	−59B	−74N	+104B	+93N	−53B	=89N	3.5	30.5	31.5	7.75	986	-15.6
68	Younis, Youssef El Sedeek	0	LBN	+50B	+41N	−15B	=52N	−54B	+65N	F	F	F	3.5	30.0	30.0	14.00	1841	0.0
69	Kassar, Pierre	1568	LBN	+88N	−31B	−53N	−93B	+104N	−74B	+101N	=43B	−61N	3.5	26.0	27.0	7.25	1113	-2.4
70	Sayed Mahdawi, Jaafar	0	LBN	−37B	−67N	−94B	F	−89N	+95B	+86N	+80N	=60B	3.5	24.5	26.5	9.50	1557	0.0
71	Lteif, Hicham	0	LBN	−42N	=72B	−87N	+90B	−76N	−101B	−46N	+102B	+97N	3.5	24.0	25.5	7.75	1181	0.0
72	Louak, Milad	1423	LBN	−96B	=71N	−64B	−77N	+90B	−79N	−95N	+105B	+101B	3.5	21.0	21.5	6.25	990	-8.0
73	Abu Hjeili, Karim	1867	LBN	F	+56B	−13N	+21B	=19N	=25N	−50B	−33N	−51B	3.0	40.5	43.0	15.75	1537	-118.8
74	Hassan, Said	0	PLE	−9N	−62B	F	−33N	+67B	+69N	−21B	−40N	+103B	3.0	35.5	36.5	8.00	1410	0.0
75	Seifeddine, Ghazi	1565	LBN	−5N	F	−48B	+82N	=83B	+60N	=54B	−21N	−49B	3.0	35.0	35.0	10.50	1582	-3.6
76	Fadel, Mustapha	1522	LBN	−8N	F	−52B	=47N	+71B	−59N	−88B	=89B	+63N	3.0	31.0	31.0	10.50	1024	-18.0
77	Nabhan, Cybele	0	LBN	=98N	=38B	−50N	+72B	−32N	+87B	−58N	−55B	−90N	3.0	30.5	32.5	9.50	1468	0.0
78	Temraz, Samer	1561	LBN	−1B	+81N	=83B	−64N	+101B	−61N	=79B	−45N	F	3.0	30.5	32.0	7.50	1684	+8.4
79	Almawla, Amin Sara	0	LBN	−16N	−18B	=90N	+102B	−85N	+72B	=78N	−65B	−82N	3.0	30.0	31.5	7.75	1527	0.0
80	El Melhem, Elias	1415	LBN	−29N	+105B	−38N	+95B	−21N	−63B	+94N	−70B	F	3.0	29.0	29.5	4.50	1528	+16.0
81	Younes, Abdelrahman El Khatib	0	LBN	−14N	−78B	+105N	−20B	−86N	+97B	+87N	F	−48B	3.0	28.0	28.5	5.00	1339	0.0
82	Hamdar, Sabine	0	LBN	+59N	−27B	−21N	−75B	F	F	+97N	F	+79B	3.0	27.5	28.5	9.00	1514	0.0
83	Attieh, SkyeWCM	1793	LBN	+104N	−4B	=78N	=53B	=75N	=51B	F	F	F	3.0	22.0	22.0	8.00	1628	-38.8
84	Almawla, Amin Souad	1474	LBN	F	−16B	−9N	=85B	=63N	=47B	−27N	+90B	−43N	2.5	35.5	35.5	7.75	1514	+3.2
85	EL Khoury, Alexander	1852	LBN	F	−61N	−44B	=84N	+79B	+57N	−26B	−39N	F	2.5	31.5	31.5	8.25	1464	-76.4
86	Kayem, Assi	1492	LBN	−15B	−45N	F	+91N	+81B	−66N	−70B	−47B	=87N	2.5	30.5	33.0	6.75	1456	-8.0
87	El Jawich, Louay	1405	LBN	−11B	=64N	+71B	−40N	=66B	−77N	−81B	−94N	=86B	2.5	30.0	32.0	8.25	1330	-12.8
88	Zeitjian,Sarkis	0	LBN	−69B	+100N	−36B	−55N	F	=89B	+76N	−32B	−47N	2.5	29.5	29.5	6.25	1319	0.0
89	Atwi , Ali Mohamad	0	LBN	F	F	F	F	+70B	=88N	−57B	=76N	=67B	2.5	25.5	25.5	8.00	1383	0.0
90	FIDE 5332273	0	—	−52B	−33N	=79B	−71N	−72N	F	+104B	−84N	+77B	2.5	25.5	25.5	5.50	753	0.0
91	Ghanem, Carl	0	LBN	−17N	−51B	−99N	−86B	−97N	+102N	=105B	−93B	+104N	2.5	21.0	21.5	2.75	784	0.0
92	Adeimi, MichelCM	2086	LBN	+60B	=26N	+98B	−15N	F	F	F	F	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	8.75	1885	-14.8
93	Bader El Din , Leen	0	LBN	F	−54N	−25B	+69N	−37B	−44N	−67B	+91N	F	2.0	35.0	37.5	6.00	1353	0.0
94	Darweeche , Hussein	0	LBN	−30N	−20B	+70N	−58B	−99N	F	−80B	+87B	F	2.0	30.0	32.0	6.00	1279	0.0
95	Hanna, Naji	1756	LBN	−28N	F	+97B	−80N	−39B	−70N	+72B	−103N	F	2.0	28.0	29.0	5.50	1426	-47.2
96	El Khoury, Brayan	2002	LBN	+72N	+49B	−5N	−38B	−20N	F	F	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	7.50	1708	-68.0
97	FIDE 5332630	0	—	−58N	−46B	−95N	F	+91B	−81N	−82B	+104N	−71B	2.0	25.0	26.0	3.50	868	0.0
98	Garabet, Charbel	1645	LBN	=77B	F	−92N	+66N	−64B	=40N	−56B	F	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	7.50	1585	-10.4
99	Attieh, Kate	1499	LBN	−10B	−47N	+91B	−45N	+94B	−39N	F	F	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	4.50	1099	-3.2
100	El Masri, Ahmad	0	LBN	−31N	−88B	−104N	F	+102B	+105N	−65B	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.5	2.00	1021	0.0
101	Kaafarani, Jad	0	LBN	−34B	=40N	−60B	F	−78N	+71N	−69B	−46B	−72N	1.5	32.0	32.0	6.00	1138	0.0
102	FIDE 5332605	0	—	=?B	−66N	−40B	−79N	−100N	−91B	F	−71N	+105N	1.5	20.0	20.0	0.50	1403	0.0
103	Atayan, Carlo	0	LBN	−54B	F	−35N	−37N	F	−43B	−55N	+95B	−74N	1.0	30.5	30.5	2.00	1447	0.0
104	Hamadani, Hassan	0	LBN	−83B	−44N	+100B	−57N	−69B	−67N	−90N	−97B	−91B	1.0	25.5	27.5	2.00	785	0.0
105	FIDE 5331323	0	—	−36B	−80N	−81B	−39N	F	−100B	=91N	−72N	−102B	0.5	25.5	25.5	1.25	681	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Darwiche, MohamadLBN
+102.4
5.5 pts · #20
2Saadeddine, AdamLBN
+87.2
6.5 pts · #16
3Bakr,Roudi.SYR
+76.8
6.0 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Abu Hjeili, KarimLBN
-118.8
3.0 pts · #57
2EL Khoury, AlexanderLBN
-76.4
2.5 pts · #63
3El Khoury, BrayanLBN
-68.0
2.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R9+476 Elo gap
Saadeddine, Adam1759 beat GMDjuric, Stefan2235
R5+435 Elo gap
Kazandjian,Aram1567 beat El Khoury, Brayan2002
R7+374 Elo gap
Kassar, Bashar1814 beat CMAssaad, Joe2188