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Fianchetto Classical 2026

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26 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Feb 2026 to 19 Feb 2026 in Tripoli, Lebanon. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1718, and top seed was Akram Khoder (🇱🇧 LBN, IM, 2288).

Akram Khoder (🇱🇧 LBN, IM, 2288) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Issam Ibrahim (6.0) and Obayda Alwan (5.0). Khoder won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Younes Al Sheikh (1593) beat Youssef El Sedeek Younis (1859), a +266-point gap.

Location
🇱🇧Tripoli, Lebanon
Dates
09 Feb 2026 → 19 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇧IMAkram Khoder2288
Avg top 10
1,718
Participants
26
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇧Lebanon×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Akram Khoder led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
14
7
4
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Akram Khoder never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Akram Khoder beat Issam Ibrahim (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Akram Khoder 7 wins (R1–R7)Issam Ibrahim 4 wins (R1–R4)Obayda Alwan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMAkram Khoder*
1
1
2Issam Ibrahim
0
*
1
3Obayda Alwan
0
0
*
4Mohamad Sleiman*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Khoder, AkramIM2288LBN+20N+15B+12N+5B+2N+3B+14N7.025.027.027.002688+8.0
2Ibrahim, Issam1799LBN+24N+10B+6N+3B1B+7N+5N6.029.030.023.001969+15.6
3Alwan, Obayda0LBN+25N+14B+?N2N+8B1N+7B5.024.024.011.0018750.0
4Sleiman, Mohamad0LBN+19N6B+17N=12B=5N+?B+13N5.020.520.512.0016690.0
5Al Kass, Abdallah1681LBN+16B+13N+7B1N=4B+6N2B4.530.033.017.501776+15.6
6Assoum, Nour1630LBN+23B+4N2B=13N+19B5B+12N4.524.525.513.251664+7.2
7Al Sheikh, Younes1593LBN+21N+9B5N+20B+14N2B3N4.024.525.510.001655+8.0
8Ouayday, Oussama1708LBN9N+18B+21N+10B3N+12B11N4.023.024.011.002448+16.8
9Fares, Jayden0LBN+8B7N15N+21B+10N11B+?N4.020.020.09.0016280.0
10FIDE 53337170+?B2N+16B8N9B+20N+?B4.019.019.05.009540.0
11FIDE 53337500F19BF+16N+15B+9N+8B4.017.017.014.0015810.0
12Dernaika, Omar1648LBN+18N+17B1B=4N+13B8N6B3.526.529.011.00995-41.2
13El Jundi, Karim0LBN+?N5B+19N=6B12N+15B4B3.522.522.57.2516360.0
14Younis, Youssef El Sedeek1859LBN+22B3NF+15N7B+18N1B3.022.523.56.501645-32.8
15Khodor, Rim1449LBN+26N1N+9B14B11N13N+23B3.022.522.55.001049-6.4
16Fares, Jeremiah0LBN5N+26B10N11B+21N=17B=18B3.018.518.53.508810.0
17Ayash, Mouemen0LBN+?B12N4B+22N18B=16NF2.517.017.02.508480.0
18FIDE 5332001012B8NF+?B+17N14B=16N2.516.016.04.009380.0
19hassoun mohamad1526LBN4B+11N13B+23N6NFF2.019.019.05.00830-14.4
20Bassal, Taha0LBN1B+?N+25B7N?N10BF2.017.517.50.0010810.0
21FIDE 533374107B+22N8B9N16B23NF1.017.017.01.008510.0
22Chami, Ibrahim Ramzi0LBN14N21BF17BF+25NF1.012.512.50.0010590.0
23FIDE 533373306N?BF19B?N+21B15N1.010.510.51.007920.0
24FIDE 533372502B+?NFFFFF1.09.09.00.009990.0
25Tleis, Adam0LBN3BF20N?BF22BF0.010.010.00.009610.0
26FIDE 5333776015B16NFFFFF0.07.07.00.006490.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets