Lebanese Chess Championship
The first official Lebanese Chess Championship was held in 1953. Lebanese chess players had organized a tournament in 1943 to determine an unofficial champion, won by Charles Salameh. In 1953 Salameh also won the first official championship tournament. The championship has been held regularly, except in the war years of 1969, 1973, and 1975 to 1991. Edgard Chalabi's death caused the 1963 championship to be skipped, and no championship was held in 2006. The women's championship began in 1994.
Men and women play together in a single tournament. The top scorer wins the men's (overall) championship, the top female scorer wins the women's championship. In 2005, 22-year-old WIM Knarik Mouradian became the first woman to win the men's championship, winning eight games, drawing three, and losing none (9.5/11). FM Ahmad Najjar finished second. In 2007 they exchanged places, with Najjar winning the men's championship with 8.0/9 and Mouradian in second place a half point behind with 7.5/9 to win the women's championship.
Results
| Year | Men's Champion[1] | Women's Champion[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Charles Salameh | – |
| 1955 | Georges Malias | – |
| 1956 | Edgard Chalabi | – |
| 1957 | Serge Majarov | – |
| 1958 | Edgard Chalabi | – |
| 1959 | Carlos Maalouf | – |
| 1960 | Serge Majarov | – |
| 1961 | Fares Farah | – |
| 1962 | Serge Majarov | – |
| 1964 | Charles Salameh | – |
| 1965 | Jacques Bedros | – |
| 1966 | Maurice Gabriel | – |
| 1967 | Antoine Ghaleb | – |
| 1968 | Charles Salameh | – |
| 1970 | Samir Sursock | – |
| 1971 | Samir Sursock | – |
| 1972 | Andre Tarazi | – |
| 1974 | Safwan Akkari | – |
| 1992 | Samir Sursock | – |
| 1993 | Mounir Tawbeh | – |
| 1994 | Fadi Eid | Danielle Ghattas |
| 1995 | Antoine Kassis | Suzan Mouradian |
| 1996 | Ahmad Najjar | Knarik Mouradian |
| 1997 | Mansour Assaf | Knarik Mouradian |
| 1998 | Fadi Eid | Knarik Mouradian |
| 1999 | Ahmad Najjar | Suzan Mouradian |
| 2000 | Abdulaziz Mahmoud | Knarik Mouradian |
| 2001 | Haytham Omar | Knarik Mouradian |
| 2002 | Faysal Khairallah | Suzan Mouradian |
| 2003 | Faysal Khairallah | Suzan Mouradian |
| 2004 | Faysal Khairallah | Knarik Mouradian |
| 2005 | Knarik Mouradian | Suzan Mouradian |
| 2007 | Najjar Ahmad | Knarik Mouradian |
| 2008 | Faysal Khairallah | Knarik Mouradian |
| 2009 | Fadi Eid | Maya Jaloul |
| 2010 | Amro El Jawich | Knarik Mouradian |
| 2011 | Faysal Khairallah | |
| 2012 | Faysal Khairallah[2] | |
| 2013 | Ibrahim Chahrour[3] | |
| 2014 | Faysal Khairallah[4] | |
| 2015 | Amro El Jawich[5] |
References
- 1 2 "Lebanese Champions". Lebanese Chess Federation. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2012". Chess-Results.com. Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Kayle, Charles (12 October 2013). "Ibrahim Chahrour: Champion of Lebanon". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "40th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2014 - Final Stage". Chess-Results.com. Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Kayle, Charles (8 December 2015). "Final round of the 41st Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage 2015". Retrieved 29 November 2016.