The first official Lebanese Chess Championship was held in 1953. Lebanese chess players had organized a tournament in 1943 to determine an unofficial champion. 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Results
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Kayle, Charles (5 December 2016). "Final round of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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- ^ "Antoine Kassis wins the 44th Lebanese Chess Championship – Lebanese Chess News". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
