Keshmat Fall Festival -Classic -Open 2025
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40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Dekweneh, Lebanon. Top 10 Elo average was 1739, and top seed was Jawad Farhat (🇱🇧 LBN, 1908).
Ralph Salem (🇱🇧 LBN, 1690) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mohamad Hussein Younes (4.0) and Tarek Saad (4.0). Salem won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Sarkis Zeitjian (1470) beat Karim Abu Hjeili (1748), a +278-point gap.
Location
🇱🇧Dekweneh, Lebanon
Dates
28 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇧Lebanon×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRalph Salem led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ralph Salem held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ralph Salem beat Mohamad Hussein Younes (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ralph Salem 4 wins (R1–R4)Mohamad Hussein Younes 3 wins (R1–R3)Tarek Saad 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ralph Salem | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Mohamad Hussein Younes | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Tarek Saad | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Antonio El Khoury | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem, Ralph | 1690 | LBN | +19N | +12B | +20N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2010 | +69.6 |
| 2 | Younes, Mohamad Hussein | 1810 | LBN | +28B | +5N | +4B | −1N | +6B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 1869 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Saad, Tarek | 1764 | LBN | +21B | +26N | +8B | =6N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 1863 | +23.2 |
| 4 | El Khoury, Antonio | 1664 | LBN | +39N | +17B | −2N | +21B | +10N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1790 | +26.4 |
| 5 | Totonji, Kamal | 1640 | LBN | +37N | −2B | +33N | +23B | +11B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1806 | +13.2 |
| 6 | Bsat, Kinana | 1669 | LBN | +40B | +9N | +7B | =3B | −2N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1863 | +40.4 |
| 7 | Farhat, Jawad | 1908 | LBN | +31N | +10B | −6N | +12B | =8N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 1768 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Kaafarani, Abbas | 1663 | LBN | +22B | +25N | −3N | +19B | =7B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1761 | +20.4 |
| 9 | Zrour, Hanna | 1588 | LBN | +38N | −6B | +29N | +20B | =25B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1614 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Garabet, Charbel | 1635 | LBN | +24B | −7N | +22B | +14N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1599 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Girard, Sebastien | 1769 | LBN | +27N | −20B | +16N | +15B | −5N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1672 | -23.2 |
| 12 | Kaafarani, Majd | 1584 | LBN | +30B | −1N | +32B | −7N | +22B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 998 | -19.6 |
| 13 | Abu Hjeili, Karim | 1748 | LBN | −17N | +18B | −21N | +37B | +19N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1492 | -49.6 |
| 14 | Almawla, Amin Sara | 1599 | LBN | +34N | =16B | =23N | −10B | +30N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1479 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Haddad, Peter | 1552 | LBN | +32N | F | +37B | −11N | +24B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 968 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Farra, Marc Anwar | 1709 | LBN | +33B | =14N | −11B | =25N | =17B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1571 | -35.2 |
| 17 | Zeitjian,Sarkis | 1470 | LBN | +13B | −4N | F | +29B | =16N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1707 | +35.2 |
| 18 | Kobeissey , Jessica | 1591 | LBN | =23B | −13N | +24B | +26N | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1687 | +11.2 |
| 19 | El Jawich, Qusay | 1437 | LBN | −1B | +35N | +26B | −8N | −13B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1488 | +7.6 |
| 20 | Diab, Majd | 1623 | LBN | +35B | +11N | −1B | −9N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1556 | -10.4 |
| 21 | Habanjar, Mohammad | 1472 | LBN | −3N | +34B | +13B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1600 | +17.2 |
| 22 | Al Sheikh, Younes | 0 | LBN | −8N | +31B | −10N | +27B | −12N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kaafarani, Mohamad Jawad | 0 | LBN | =18N | F | =14B | −5N | +31B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 24 | EL Khoury, Elias | 0 | LBN | −10N | +27B | −18N | +31B | −15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Dirani, Hussien | 1552 | LBN | F | −8B | +30N | =16B | =9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1528 | -1.8 |
| 26 | Kazandjian,Aram | 1625 | LBN | +29N | −3B | −19N | −18B | +37N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 796 | -32.2 |
| 27 | Almawla, Amin Souad | 1477 | LBN | −11B | −24N | +38B | −22N | +29B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 968 | -6.0 |
| 28 | Kayem, Assi | 1484 | LBN | −2N | −29B | +34N | −30B | +35N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1010 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Hamadani, Hassan | 0 | LBN | −26B | +28N | −9B | −17N | −27N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1289 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Lakkis, Ali | 0 | LBN | −12N | F | −25B | +28N | −14B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 31 | khoury, Rabih | 1544 | LBN | −7B | −22N | +35B | −24N | −23N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1108 | -2.0 |
| 32 | Younes,Youssef | 0 | LBN | −15B | F | −12N | +33B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Younes, Abdelrahman El Khatib | 1466 | LBN | −16N | +38B | −5B | −32N | −34B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 875 | -18.8 |
| 34 | Kaafarani, Jad | 0 | LBN | −14B | −21N | −28B | F | +33N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 5330858 | 0 | — | −20N | −19B | −31N | +38N | −28B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Saab, Iyan | 0 | LBN | +?B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 37 | El Jawich, Louay | 0 | LBN | −5B | F | −15N | −13N | −26B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 5332605 | 0 | — | −9B | −33N | −27N | −35B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 5332940 | 0 | — | −4B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Abdel Khalek, Anil | 0 | LBN | −6N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salem, RalphLBN+69.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Bsat, KinanaLBN+40.43.5 pts · #7
- 3Zeitjian,SarkisLBN+35.22.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Abu Hjeili, KarimLBN-49.63.0 pts · #11
- 2Farra, Marc AnwarLBN-35.22.5 pts · #9
- 3Kazandjian,AramLBN-32.22.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R1+278 Elo gap
- R3+276 Elo gap
- R3+239 Elo gap