2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship
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100 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Nov 2025 to 14 Nov 2025 in Dekweneh, Lebanon. 18 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2246, and top seed was Hamed Wafa (🇪🇬 EGY, IM, 2369).
Artem Uvarovsky (🇷🇺 RUS, 0) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Anas Khwaira (8.5) and Mikhail M Ivanov (8.0). Uvarovsky shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tarek Saad (1764) beat Fadi Eid (IM, 2323), a +559-point gap.
Location
🇱🇧Dekweneh, Lebanon
Dates
06 Nov 2025 → 14 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 9 rounds
Titled players · 18
GM×1
IM×5
FM×6
CM×3
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇱🇧Lebanon×91
🇯🇴Jordan×2
🇸🇾Syria×2
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇵🇸Palestine×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Uvarovsky, Artem | 🇷🇺RUS | 0 | 9.0 | 1704 | 1824 | 0.0 |
| 1 | FMAnas Khwaira | 🇯🇴JOR | 2216 | 8.5 | 1854 | 2298 | +19.2 |
| 2 | GMIvanov, Mikhail M | 🇷🇸SRB | 2257 | 8.0 | 2060 | 2411 | +15.4 |
| 3 | IMKhoder, Akram | 🇱🇧LBN | 2249 | 7.5 | 1885 | 2329 | +7.2 |
| 4 | FMEl Jawich, Amro | 🇱🇧LBN | 2295 | 7.5 | 1938 | 2382 | +8.2 |
| 5 | IMWafa, Hamed | 🇪🇬EGY | 2369 | 7.0 | 2115 | 2335 | -1.6 |
| 21 | Akl, Jad Eli | 🇱🇧LBN | 1972 | 7.0 | 1740 | 2540 | +34.8 |
| 6 | FMChekh Adm Khedr,Aram | 🇸🇾SYR | 2098 | 7.0 | 1757 | 2093 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kassar, Bashar | 🇱🇧LBN | 1820 | 6.5 | 1765 | 2016 | +38.2 |
| 10 | Ferzli,Michael | 🇱🇧LBN | 1916 | 6.0 | 1739 | 1932 | +7.2 |
| 9 | CMAdeimi, Michel | 🇱🇧LBN | 2071 | 6.0 | 1914 | 2107 | +9.6 |
| 12 | Kaloust, Giorgio | 🇱🇧LBN | 2029 | 6.0 | 1881 | 2154 | +18.6 |
| 17 | Moudallal, Tarek | 🇱🇧LBN | 1841 | 5.5 | 1640 | 1742 | -14.4 |
| 11 | FMKhairallah, Faisal | 🇱🇧LBN | 2213 | 5.5 | 2150 | 2551 | +41.6 |
| 13 | IMLoay, Sameer | 🇯🇴JOR | 2235 | 5.0 | 2072 | 2167 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Hazimeh, Ahmad Ali | 🇱🇧LBN | 1832 | 5.0 | 1890 | 1933 | +43.2 |
| 42 | Haddad, Peter | 🇱🇧LBN | 1552 | 5.0 | 1745 | 1673 | +26.0 |
| 15 | Hammoud, Nadim | 🇱🇧LBN | 1916 | 5.0 | 1911 | 2184 | +38.6 |
| 16 | Mansour, Halim | 🇱🇧LBN | 1657 | 4.5 | 1737 | 1839 | +68.0 |
| 18 | Nasser, Hadi | 🇱🇧LBN | 1856 | 4.5 | 1917 | 1960 | +21.0 |
| 19 | Van der Knijff, Kees | 🇳🇱NED | 2039 | 4.0 | 1963 | 1963 | -14.6 |
| 31 | Chidiac, Ghady | 🇱🇧LBN | 1806 | 4.0 | 1800 | 1800 | -1.2 |
| 32 | Diab, Majd | 🇱🇧LBN | 1623 | 4.0 | 1825 | 2018 | +76.8 |
| 22 | Fawaz,Mohamad | 🇱🇧LBN | 1930 | 4.0 | 1953 | 2193 | +64.0 |
| 35 | Issa, Khalil | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 4.0 | 1748 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Slim, Nadim | 🇱🇧LBN | 1819 | 4.0 | 1795 | 1723 | -13.2 |
| 20 | Abou Jaoude, Elie | 🇱🇧LBN | 1827 | 4.0 | 1788 | 2588 | +74.4 |
| 24 | Younes, Mohamad Hussein | 🇱🇧LBN | 1810 | 3.5 | 2066 | 2023 | +35.2 |
| 38 | WCMAttieh, Skye | 🇱🇧LBN | 1724 | 3.5 | 1805 | 1748 | +2.4 |
| 41 | Girard, Sebastien | 🇱🇧LBN | 1769 | 3.5 | 1847 | 1847 | +12.4 |
| 23 | Khalili, Moustafa | 🇱🇧LBN | 1851 | 3.5 | 1819 | 1876 | +4.4 |
| 37 | Saad, Tarek | 🇱🇧LBN | 1764 | 3.5 | 1856 | 1951 | +34.8 |
| 27 | WCMAl Asmar, Remy | 🇱🇧LBN | 1838 | 3.0 | 1824 | 1699 | -68.4 |
| 34 | IMEid, Fadi | 🇱🇧LBN | 2323 | 3.0 | 2151 | 2101 | -18.8 |
| 33 | FMNajjar, Ahmad | 🇱🇧LBN | 2129 | 3.0 | 2092 | 1967 | -36.0 |
| 28 | Moughames, Ronald | 🇱🇧LBN | 1843 | 3.0 | 1919 | 1919 | +10.0 |
| 30 | Nabhan, Cybele | 🇱🇧LBN | 1532 | 3.0 | 1828 | 1778 | +75.6 |
| 26 | FMKassis, Antoine | 🇱🇧LBN | 2053 | 3.0 | 1854 | 1804 | -42.4 |
| 25 | Sharbel, Marwan | 🇱🇧LBN | 1877 | 3.0 | 1825 | 1897 | +3.2 |
| 29 | El Koudsi, Ahmad | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 3.0 | 1732 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 36 | El Khoury, Brayan | 🇱🇧LBN | 1934 | 2.5 | 2148 | 2046 | +25.6 |
| 77 | Ward, Serge | 🇱🇧LBN | 1776 | 2.5 | 1747 | 1474 | -22.2 |
| 39 | Mourad, Mohamad | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 2.5 | 1690 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 80 | CMEL Mahmoud, AbdulAziz | 🇱🇧LBN | 1940 | 2.5 | 1552 | 1552 | -8.2 |
| 71 | Wehbi, Issa | 🇱🇧LBN | 1687 | 2.5 | 1729 | 1604 | -13.6 |
| 40 | Dahabi, Samir | 🇱🇧LBN | 1768 | 2.5 | 1837 | 2110 | +51.2 |
| 45 | Maasarani, Mahmoud | 🇱🇧LBN | 1922 | 2.0 | 1945 | 1873 | -7.6 |
| 43 | Wadih, Michel | 🇱🇧LBN | 1833 | 2.0 | 1862 | 1737 | -31.2 |
| 60 | Thoumi, Antoine | 🇱🇧LBN | 1617 | 2.0 | 1734 | 1734 | +10.4 |
| 90 | Sarhan Wahid | 🇸🇾SYR | 1695 | 2.0 | 1768 | 968 | -16.0 |
| 66 | Shihab, Khaled | 🇱🇧LBN | 1986 | 2.0 | 1874 | 1874 | -6.2 |
| 48 | Ibrahim, Issam | 🇱🇧LBN | 1859 | 1.5 | 2109 | 1836 | -10.2 |
| 54 | Assad, Ali | 🇱🇧LBN | 1637 | 1.5 | 1903 | 1652 | -2.0 |
| 46 | Abu Hjeili, Karim | 🇱🇧LBN | 1748 | 1.5 | 1935 | 1684 | -28.0 |
| 51 | Tarraf, Tarraf | 🇱🇧LBN | 1773 | 1.5 | 1850 | 1620 | -27.6 |
| 52 | Al Kass, Abdallah | 🇱🇧LBN | 1702 | 1.5 | 1880 | 1650 | -20.8 |
| 49 | WFMFawaz, Nadia | 🇱🇧LBN | 1922 | 1.5 | 2022 | 1873 | -17.2 |
| 47 | Barakat, Rafic | 🇱🇧LBN | 1928 | 1.5 | 2068 | 1919 | -4.8 |
| 55 | CMAssaad, Joe | 🇱🇧LBN | 2173 | 1.5 | 2017 | 2017 | -10.8 |
| 56 | Tarabay Hady | 🇱🇧LBN | 1819 | 1.5 | 2015 | 2015 | +26.0 |
| 50 | Chidiac Joseph | 🇱🇧LBN | 1693 | 1.5 | 1971 | 1971 | +36.8 |
| 53 | Berbari, Imad | 🇱🇧LBN | 1742 | 1.5 | 1738 | 1651 | -10.6 |
| 79 | Karam,Mark | 🇱🇧LBN | 1790 | 1.5 | 1657 | 1657 | -7.2 |
| 65 | Nassar, Marwan | 🇱🇧LBN | 2024 | 1.5 | 1624 | 2424 | +1.6 |
| 76 | Lebreton, Cyril | 🇱🇧LBN | 1727 | 1.5 | 1688 | 1688 | -2.0 |
| 68 | khoury, Rabih | 🇱🇧LBN | 1544 | 1.0 | 1840 | 1647 | +6.4 |
| 61 | Dernaika, Omar | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1854 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Salameh, Sleiman | 🇱🇧LBN | 1772 | 1.0 | 1838 | 1598 | -23.6 |
| 70 | Jawhar, Oussama | 🇱🇧LBN | 1875 | 1.0 | 1796 | 1487 | -62.8 |
| 62 | Salem, Ralph | 🇱🇧LBN | 1690 | 1.0 | 1941 | 1816 | +15.6 |
| 64 | Ghandour, Najib | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1700 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 72 | hassoun mohamad | 🇱🇧LBN | 1505 | 1.0 | 1812 | 1687 | +20.8 |
| 73 | Mounayar, Maroun | 🇱🇧LBN | 1688 | 1.0 | 1783 | 1658 | -4.4 |
| 69 | El Khatib ,Ali .M | 🇱🇧LBN | 1544 | 1.0 | 1729 | 1604 | +8.8 |
| 59 | Iskandarian, Edward | 🇱🇧LBN | 1802 | 1.0 | 1792 | 1792 | -0.6 |
| 67 | Farhat, Jawad | 🇱🇧LBN | 1908 | 1.0 | 1747 | 1747 | -8.0 |
| 58 | Abbas, Hiba | 🇵🇸PLE | 0 | 1.0 | 1751 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Attieh, Wael | 🇱🇧LBN | 1767 | 1.0 | 1693 | 893 | -12.0 |
| 57 | El Rahi , Adrian | 🇱🇧LBN | 1744 | 1.0 | 1899 | 1899 | +16.4 |
| 83 | Ahmed, Abbas | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1940 | 1140 | 0.0 |
| 93 | Al Sheikh, Younes | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.5 | 1814 | 1014 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Fawaz, Kassem | 🇱🇧LBN | 1706 | 0.5 | 1829 | 1636 | -11.6 |
| 74 | Assoum, Nour | 🇱🇧LBN | 1637 | 0.5 | 1852 | 1579 | -7.2 |
| 78 | Saliba, Nicolas | 🇱🇧LBN | 1872 | 0.5 | 1809 | 1616 | -26.4 |
| 89 | Fattali, Simon | 🇱🇧LBN | 1687 | 0.0 | 1845 | 1045 | -77.2 |
| 82 | IMKhechen, Nabil E | 🇱🇧LBN | 1877 | 0.0 | 1988 | 1188 | -30.6 |
| 96 | Kfoury, Raymond | 🇱🇧LBN | 1756 | 0.0 | 2098 | 1298 | -2.4 |
| 84 | Hamadeh, Sally | 🇱🇧LBN | 1714 | 0.0 | 1959 | 1159 | -18.0 |
| 100 | Kaafarani, Abbas | 🇱🇧LBN | 1663 | 0.0 | 1942 | 1142 | -14.8 |
| 94 | Khodor, Rim | 🇱🇧LBN | 1456 | 0.0 | 1842 | 1042 | -7.2 |
| 95 | Asaker, Antoine | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1835 | 1035 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Nassar, Marc | 🇱🇧LBN | 1918 | 0.0 | 2171 | 1371 | -7.6 |
| 88 | Hbayter, Georgios | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1624 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 92 | Saadeh, Antoine | 🇱🇧LBN | 1707 | 0.0 | 1972 | 1172 | -7.2 |
| 98 | Al Anis, Tala | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1552 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 87 | Abou Zahr, Ezzeddine | 🇱🇧LBN | 1857 | 0.0 | 1934 | 1134 | -15.6 |
| 97 | Omar, Ismail | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1552 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 91 | Chidiac, Henry | 🇱🇧LBN | 1887 | 0.0 | 1621 | 821 | -32.8 |
| 81 | Zeidan, Mohammad | 🇱🇧LBN | 1932 | 0.0 | 1768 | 968 | -14.4 |
| 99 | Adam El Hajj Chehade | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1986 | 1186 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Diab, MajdLBN+76.84.0 pts · #32
- 2Nabhan, CybeleLBN+75.63.0 pts · #30
- 3Abou Jaoude, ElieLBN+74.44.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Fattali, SimonLBN-77.20.0 pts · #89
- 2Al Asmar, RemyWCMLBN-68.43.0 pts · #27
- 3Jawhar, OussamaLBN-62.81.0 pts · #70
Biggest upsets
- R3+559 Elo gap
- R8+372 Elo gap
- R9+370 Elo gap