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Keshmat Winter Open - Classic -2026

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30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Dekweneh, Lebanon. Top 10 Elo average was 1689, and top seed was Mohamad Hussein Younes (πŸ‡±πŸ‡§ LBN, 1852).

Peter Haddad (πŸ‡±πŸ‡§ LBN, 1569) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Celio Wissam Salameh (4.0) and Majd Diab (4.0). Haddad broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Mohammad Habanjar (1489) beat Alexander EL Khoury (1776), a +287-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡±πŸ‡§Dekweneh, Lebanon
Dates
06 Feb 2026 β†’ 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡±πŸ‡§Mohamad Hussein Younes1852
Avg top 10
1,689
Participants
30
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡±πŸ‡§LebanonΓ—28
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Peter Haddad
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡§LBNΒ·1569
    4.5ptsΒ·2416perf+67.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Celio Wissam Salameh
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡§LBN
    4.0ptsΒ·1630perf0.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Majd Diab
    πŸ‡±πŸ‡§LBNΒ·1689
    4.0ptsΒ·1830perf+17.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Peter Haddad led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
13
7
3
3
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Haddad4.5Salameh4Diab4Abu Hjeili4Bsat3.5Habanjar3.5β€” ex-leaders:Haddadled R5, #9
R5–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

Peter Haddad held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Peter Haddad drew with Celio Wissam Salameh (Black).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

Peter Haddad won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Peter Haddad*
Β½
1
1
2Celio Wissam Salameh
Β½
*β€”β€”
3Majd Diab
0
β€”*β€”
4Karim Abu Hjeili
0
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Haddad, Peter1569LBN+22B+4N+3B=2N+5B4.515.517.015.002416+67.6
2Salameh, Celio Wissam0LBN+16B+7N=12N=1B+13N4.013.015.512.0016300.0
3Diab, Majd1689LBN+21N+10Bβˆ’1N+12B+8N4.013.015.010.501830+17.0
4Abu Hjeili, Karim1670LBN+14Nβˆ’1B+26N+19B+6N4.012.513.59.001806+32.8
5Habanjar, Mohammad1489LBN+9B+8N+13B=6Bβˆ’1N3.514.016.510.251789+77.6
6Bsat, Kinana1730LBN+26B+18N+19B=5Nβˆ’4B3.511.512.56.751713-2.4
7EL Khoury, Elias1577LBN=17Nβˆ’2B+29N+14B+12N3.511.011.56.502324+51.2
8Totonji, Kamal1653LBN+29Nβˆ’5B+21N+9Nβˆ’3B3.012.513.05.501647+0.2
9EL Khoury, Alexander1776LBNβˆ’5N+15B+10Nβˆ’8B+16B3.012.014.58.001665-26.8
10Kassar, Paul1585LBN+30Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’9B+28N+20B3.010.010.03.00932-12.2
11Masri, Ali Rida1494LBNβˆ’24N=29B+17N=15B+23N3.07.58.05.001533+2.8
12Kaafarani, Abbas1668LBN+27B+20N=2Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’7B2.513.514.55.001446-34.8
13Almawla, Amin Souad1471LBN=15N+17Bβˆ’5N+18Nβˆ’2B2.512.014.05.251583+18.0
14Masri, Mohamad1458LBNβˆ’4B+22N=18Bβˆ’7N+26B2.511.012.03.501491+5.2
15Farra, Marc Anwar1674LBN=13Bβˆ’9N+20B=11N=22B2.510.512.05.501455-34.4
16Kaafarani, Majd1564LBNβˆ’2N+27B=24N+23Bβˆ’9N2.510.011.03.251692+18.0
17Kaafarani, Jad0LBN=7Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’11B+30N=18B2.011.011.02.7513390.0
18Almawla, Amin Sara1587LBN+28Nβˆ’6B=14Nβˆ’13B=17N2.010.511.53.251280-45.6
19Kobeissey , Jessica1594LBN+23B+24Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’4NF2.010.510.53.001626+4.0
20Younes,Youssef0LBN+25Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’15N+21Bβˆ’10N2.010.011.53.5015210.0
21Bader El Din , Leen1476LBNβˆ’3B+30Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’20N+29B2.09.59.50.501471-1.6
22Kaafarani, Mohamad Jawad0LBNβˆ’1Nβˆ’14BF+26B=15N1.510.510.52.2514580.0
23Akiki, Charbel0LBNβˆ’19N=25B+27Nβˆ’16Nβˆ’11B1.59.010.01.7513840.0
24Younes, Mohamad Hussein1852LBN+11Bβˆ’19N=16BFF1.57.57.54.251551-21.2
25Zeitjian,Sarkis1563LBNβˆ’20B=23NF+29BF1.54.04.01.252247+13.6
26Kayem, Assi1479LBNβˆ’6N+28Bβˆ’4Bβˆ’22Nβˆ’14N1.011.512.51.00819-38.8
27Hamadani, Hassan1448LBNβˆ’12Nβˆ’16Nβˆ’23BF+28B1.07.57.51.00816-22.4
28FIDE 53334150β€”βˆ’18Bβˆ’26N+30Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’27N1.07.07.00.007250.0
29Younes, Abdelrahman El Khatib1447LBNβˆ’8B=11Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’21N0.511.513.01.501187-51.6
30FIDE 53334070β€”βˆ’10Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’17BF0.08.08.00.007310.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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