2025 Lebanese Second Division Team Championship
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59 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Dekweneh, Lebanon. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Sayed Shamieh (🇱🇧 LBN, 1926).
Mohamad Darwiche (🇱🇧 LBN, 1701) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Elias Sayegh (5.5) and Tarek Fakhoury (5.0). Darwiche shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sarkis Zeitjian (1470) beat Chamoun Elias (1725), a +255-point gap.
Location
🇱🇧Dekweneh, Lebanon
Dates
14 Nov 2025 → 22 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇱🇧Lebanon×46
🇸🇾Syria×3
🇵🇸Palestine×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwiche, Mohamad | 🇱🇧LBN | 1701 | 6.0 | 1616 | 2416 | +92.0 |
| 2 | Sayegh, Elias | 🇱🇧LBN | 1873 | 5.5 | 1721 | 1914 | +6.4 |
| 35 | Fakhoury, Tarek | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 5.0 | 1590 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Al Aassidi, Majd | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 5.0 | 1490 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Aziz,Soultan Ahmad. | 🇸🇾SYR | 0 | 5.0 | 1640 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Agopian, Elias | 🇱🇧LBN | 1729 | 4.5 | 1714 | 1714 | -4.0 |
| 3 | Saadeddine, Adam | 🇱🇧LBN | 1846 | 4.5 | 1707 | 2043 | +31.6 |
| 4 | Al Masri, Omar | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 4.5 | 1613 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Zeitjian,Sarkis | 🇱🇧LBN | 1470 | 4.0 | 1655 | 1750 | +58.0 |
| 6 | Bsat, Kinana | 🇱🇧LBN | 1669 | 4.0 | 1554 | 1827 | +21.6 |
| 13 | Atayan, Michel | 🇱🇧LBN | 1663 | 4.0 | 1617 | 1742 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Rashidi, Rabih | 🇱🇧LBN | 1793 | 4.0 | 1580 | 1773 | -1.4 |
| 16 | Mardikian, Antranik Marc | 🇱🇧LBN | 1577 | 3.5 | 1666 | 1666 | +14.4 |
| 9 | Mikati, Hani | 🇱🇧LBN | 1816 | 3.0 | 1676 | 1604 | -27.6 |
| 31 | Ramadan, Wissam | 🇱🇧LBN | 1622 | 3.0 | 1651 | 1651 | +1.6 |
| 20 | Elhage, Joe | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 3.0 | 1609 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Naffaa, Mohammed | 🇵🇸PLE | 0 | 3.0 | 1627 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Younes,Youssef | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 3.0 | 1500 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 9404503 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1627 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zrour, Hanna | 🇱🇧LBN | 1588 | 2.5 | 1694 | 1569 | -8.4 |
| 36 | Nasr, Yamen | 🇱🇧LBN | 1623 | 2.5 | 1725 | 1725 | +5.6 |
| 26 | Dirani, Hussien | 🇱🇧LBN | 1552 | 2.0 | 1735 | 1495 | -13.6 |
| 14 | Garabet, Charbel | 🇱🇧LBN | 1635 | 2.0 | 1749 | 1677 | +8.4 |
| 21 | Jaber, Mohammad Khalil | 🇱🇧LBN | 1530 | 2.0 | 1658 | 1533 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Al Masri, Hasanyn | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 2.0 | 1593 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 5302528 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1585 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 7621078 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1457 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shamieh, Sayed | 🇱🇧LBN | 1926 | 2.0 | 1650 | 2450 | +13.2 |
| 15 | Mardikian, Antranik Mardig | 🇱🇧LBN | 1719 | 2.0 | 1524 | 2324 | +19.6 |
| 30 | Nassif Charbel , Elie | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 2.0 | 1650 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 19 | El Khoury, Antonio | 🇱🇧LBN | 1664 | 1.5 | 1796 | 1647 | -6.4 |
| 40 | Zaarour , Abdullah Rabeeh | 🇱🇧LBN | 1599 | 1.5 | 1614 | 1292 | -56.8 |
| 56 | Atayan, Carlo | 🇱🇧LBN | 1511 | 1.5 | 1668 | 868 | -11.6 |
| 18 | Hijazi, Hadi | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.5 | 1662 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Boukhari, Ahmad | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.5 | 1729 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 5332800 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1555 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Alshemali,Nazih. | 🇸🇾SYR | 0 | 1.5 | 1601 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Moghnieh, Hussein | 🇱🇧LBN | 1634 | 1.0 | 1598 | 1473 | -12.8 |
| 22 | Hassabo, Christopher | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1576 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Chamoun Elias | 🇱🇧LBN | 1725 | 1.0 | 1547 | 1354 | -38.0 |
| 27 | Mikati, Omar | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1591 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 23 | El Hajj, Mohamad | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1593 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Mrad, Hamza | 🇱🇧LBN | 1697 | 1.0 | 1577 | 777 | -26.4 |
| 28 | Kharrat, Albashir | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1593 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 55 | El Khoury, Jio | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1627 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Halawani, Mohamad | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1581 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Abdel Malek, Khalil Amir | 🇱🇧LBN | 1705 | 1.0 | 1599 | 2399 | +14.4 |
| 32 | Louis, Sarmad Nady | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1640 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Eid, Christopher | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 1.0 | 1543 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 5332885 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1552 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 51 | El Khoury, Jean Pierre | 🇱🇧LBN | 1517 | 0.0 | 1701 | 901 | -42.8 |
| 42 | Izrafil, Jad | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1806 | 1006 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Kobrosli, Mohamad | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1728 | 928 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Helwani,Mohammad. | 🇸🇾SYR | 1636 | 0.0 | 1859 | 1059 | -17.2 |
| 41 | FIDE 5309506 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1662 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 5332508 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1517 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 5330564 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1552 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Amin, Micheal | 🇱🇧LBN | 0 | 0.0 | 1511 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 5332842 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1623 | 823 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Darwiche, MohamadLBN+92.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Zeitjian,SarkisLBN+58.04.0 pts · #7
- 3Saadeddine, AdamLBN+31.64.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Zaarour , Abdullah RabeehLBN-56.81.5 pts · #40
- 2El Khoury, Jean PierreLBN-42.80.0 pts · #51
- 3Chamoun EliasLBN-38.01.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R4+255 Elo gap
- R1+129 Elo gap
- R7+120 Elo gap