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Keshmat WinterClassic Group B-Classic -2026

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Dekweneh, Lebanon. Top 10 Elo average was 1873, and top seed was Jad Eli Akl (🇱🇧 LBN, 1951).

Adam Saadeddine (🇱🇧 LBN, 1930) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bashar Kassar (3.5) and Jad Eli Akl (2.5). Saadeddine led wire-to-wire.

Location
🇱🇧Dekweneh, Lebanon
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇧Jad Eli Akl1951
Avg top 10
1,873
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇧Lebanon×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Adam Saadeddine led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
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#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5
Saadeddine#1Kassar#2Akl#3Salem#4Wadih#5Farhat#6
R1–R5 · LEAD HELD

Adam Saadeddine never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · DECISIVE LEAD08 Feb

Adam Saadeddine opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Bashar Kassar); the title is out of reach before R5.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Adam Saadeddine beat Bashar Kassar (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇱🇧Saadeddine, Adam1930*1½1114.57.258.5+61.62227
2🇱🇧Kassar, Bashar18940*½1113.53.759.5+16.62018
3🇱🇧Akl, Jad Eli1951½½*½1—2.55.5010.5-1.61945
4🇱🇧Salem, Ralph177400½*0½1.01.5012.0-28.41653
5🇱🇧Wadih, Michel18020001*—1.01.0012.0-21.61694
6🇱🇧Farhat, Jawad188600—½—*0.50.5012.5-21.61593

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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