Fianchetto Classical 2026
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM 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.
IM Akram Khoder never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
IM Akram Khoder beat Issam Ibrahim (Black).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAkram Khoder | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Issam Ibrahim | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Obayda Alwan | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Mohamad Sleiman | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khoder, AkramIM | 2288 | LBN | +20N | +15B | +12N | +5B | +2N | +3B | +14N | 7.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 2688 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Ibrahim, Issam | 1799 | LBN | +24N | +10B | +6N | +3B | −1B | +7N | +5N | 6.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 23.00 | 1969 | +15.6 |
| 3 | Alwan, Obayda | 0 | LBN | +25N | +14B | +?N | −2N | +8B | −1N | +7B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1875 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sleiman, Mohamad | 0 | LBN | +19N | −6B | +17N | =12B | =5N | +?B | +13N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Al Kass, Abdallah | 1681 | LBN | +16B | +13N | +7B | −1N | =4B | +6N | −2B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 17.50 | 1776 | +15.6 |
| 6 | Assoum, Nour | 1630 | LBN | +23B | +4N | −2B | =13N | +19B | −5B | +12N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1664 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Al Sheikh, Younes | 1593 | LBN | +21N | +9B | −5N | +20B | +14N | −2B | −3N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1655 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Ouayday, Oussama | 1708 | LBN | −9N | +18B | +21N | +10B | −3N | +12B | −11N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 2448 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Fares, Jayden | 0 | LBN | +8B | −7N | −15N | +21B | +10N | −11B | +?N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 5333717 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +16B | −8N | −9B | +20N | +?B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 954 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 5333750 | 0 | — | F | −19B | F | +16N | +15B | +9N | +8B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 14.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dernaika, Omar | 1648 | LBN | +18N | +17B | −1B | =4N | +13B | −8N | −6B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 995 | -41.2 |
| 13 | El Jundi, Karim | 0 | LBN | +?N | −5B | +19N | =6B | −12N | +15B | −4B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Younis, Youssef El Sedeek | 1859 | LBN | +22B | −3N | F | +15N | −7B | +18N | −1B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1645 | -32.8 |
| 15 | Khodor, Rim | 1449 | LBN | +26N | −1N | +9B | −14B | −11N | −13N | +23B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1049 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Fares, Jeremiah | 0 | LBN | −5N | +26B | −10N | −11B | +21N | =17B | =18B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ayash, Mouemen | 0 | LBN | +?B | −12N | −4B | +22N | −18B | =16N | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 5332001 | 0 | — | −12B | −8N | F | +?B | +17N | −14B | =16N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 19 | hassoun mohamad | 1526 | LBN | −4B | +11N | −13B | +23N | −6N | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 830 | -14.4 |
| 20 | Bassal, Taha | 0 | LBN | −1B | +?N | +25B | −7N | −?N | −10B | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1081 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 5333741 | 0 | — | −7B | +22N | −8B | −9N | −16B | −23N | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Chami, Ibrahim Ramzi | 0 | LBN | −14N | −21B | F | −17B | F | +25N | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1059 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 5333733 | 0 | — | −6N | −?B | F | −19B | −?N | +21B | −15N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 5333725 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 999 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Tleis, Adam | 0 | LBN | −3B | F | −20N | −?B | F | −22B | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 5333776 | 0 | — | −15B | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ouayday, OussamaLBN+16.84.0 pts · #12
- 2Al Kass, AbdallahLBN+15.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Ibrahim, IssamLBN+15.66.0 pts · #4
- 1Dernaika, OmarLBN-41.23.5 pts · #13
- 2Younis, Youssef El SedeekLBN-32.83.0 pts · #10
- 3hassoun mohamadLBN-14.42.0 pts · #16
- R5+266 Elo gap