Keshmat Fall Festival Classic Group B-2025
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Dekweneh, Lebanon. Top 10 Elo average was 1856, and top seed was Rafic Barakat (🇱🇧 LBN, 1928).
Ahmad Ali Hazimeh (🇱🇧 LBN, 1832) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bashar Kassar (4.0) and Hadi Nasser (2.5). Hazimeh clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bashar Kassar (1820) beat Rafic Barakat (1928), a +108-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
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇧Lebanon×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAhmad Ali Hazimeh led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE30 Nov
Ahmad Ali Hazimeh takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ahmad Ali Hazimeh beat Bashar Kassar (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Bashar Kassar won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇧Hazimeh, Ahmad Ali | 1832 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 8.75 | 9.5 | +87.6 | 2227 |
| 2 | 🇱🇧Kassar, Bashar | 1820 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.50 | 10.0 | +36.0 | 2103 |
| 3 | 🇱🇧Nasser, Hadi | 1856 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 1856 |
| 4 | 🇱🇧Moudallal, Tarek | 1841 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1.5 | 2.25 | 12.5 | -9.8 | 1755 |
| 5 | 🇱🇧Barakat, Rafic | 1928 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 12.5 | -19.6 | 1755 |
| 6 | 🇱🇧Ibrahim, Issam | 1859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | -50.4 | 1055 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hazimeh, Ahmad AliLBN+87.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Kassar, BasharLBN+36.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Nasser, HadiLBN0.02.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Ibrahim, IssamLBN-50.40.0 pts · #6
- 2Barakat, RaficLBN-19.61.5 pts · #5
- 3Moudallal, TarekLBN-9.81.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R4+108 Elo gap