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2 joyful books to read, and a disappointing one
Champions of the New Millennium
Chess Duels
Elements of Chess Strategy
Fighting Chess with HIKARU NAKAMURA
Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen
From Alekhine to Tal: Rise of dynamic play
From Morphy to Rubinstein: move by move
Grandmaster Chess Strategy
Grandmaster Versus Amateur
Gyula Breyer: The Chess Revolutionary
Judit Polgar: The Princess of Chess
Mastering Chess Strategy
Playing 1d4 d5 A Classical Repertoire
Seriously light, seriously heavy
The complete Hedgehog Volume 1 (2009) + Volume 2 (2011)
The difference between a good book and a bad one
The Father of the Russian School
Zuk and Nimzo
Championships
2011
37th Lebanese Individual Championship 2011 – Final Stage
Congratulations to Faisal Khairallah: Champion of Lebanon for the 5th time!!
Round 1: Pairing and Results
Round 2: Pairing and Results
Round 8 of the 37th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2011: Khairallah still in the lead
Arab Elite Championship – Dubai 2011
Round 1 of the Arab Elite Chess Championship – Dubai 2011: Adly won in 13 moves and an impressive win by Fadi Eid
Round 2 of the Arab Elite Chess Championship 2011: Fire on all boards
Round 3 of the Arab Elite Chess Championship 2011: A tactical combination by Salem AbdelRahman put him as the sole leader; Fadi Eid drew his game
Round 4 of the Arab Elite Chess Championship 2011: 3 players share the lead, Fadi drew with AlModiahki
Round 5 of the Arab Elite Chess Championship 2011: a Black day on all boards
Round 6 of Arab Elite Chess Championship 2011:Adly and AbdelRahman kept their lead, followed by ElModiahki with one point gap
Round 7 of the Arab Elite Chess Championship 2011: The leaders protected their lead, Samir Mohamed: Back to business
Round 8 of the Arab Elite Championship 2011: Salem sole leader, and a strong come-back from Fadi
Round 9 of Arab Elite Chess Championship 2011: No draws, No mercy, Salem AbdulRahman is the winner of the 1st Elite edition
2012
10th Inter-Universities Individuals and teams Championship 2012
17th Lebanese Individual Women Championship 2012
2012 Individual Championship Qualification stage
2012 Interclubs Blitz Championship
38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
7th round of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 1 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 10 of the 38th Individual Chess Championship
Round 11 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 2 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 3 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 4 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 5 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Championship
Round 6 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 8 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 9 of the 38th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Arab U18 and U20 2011 Championships – March 2012
Beirut 5th International Open Championship 2012
Istanbul Olympiad 2012
10th round of Istanbul Olympiad 2012
11th round of Istanbul Olympiad 2012
6th round of the Istanbul Olympiad 2012
8th round of the Istanbul Olympiad 2012
9th round of Istanbul Olympiad 2012
Istanbul Chess Olympiad 2012: A New Record
Round 5 of Istanbul Olympiad 2012: A bad day
Round 7 of the Istanbul Olympiad 2012
Lebanese Individual Blitz Chess Championship 2012
Lebanese U18 & U20 championships 2012
Lebanese Youth Individual Chess Championship 2012
2013
2013 Arab Individual Chess Championship –Abou Dhabi:
2013 Arab Individual Chess Championship –Abu Dhabi
39th Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
Round 1 of Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 10 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 11 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 2 of Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 3 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 4 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 5 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 6 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 7 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 8 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
Round 9 of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship 2013 – Final Stage
6th Beirut International Open Championship 2013
8th Mediterranean Individual (Classic & Rapid) Championships
Asian U20 Individual Championship – Sharjah – UAE – 2013
Round 1 of U-20 Asian Individual Championship 2013
Round 2 of U-20 Asian Individual Championship 2013
Round 3 of Asian U-20 Individual Championship 2013
Round 4 of the Asian U-20 Individual Championship 2013
Round 5 of Asian U-20 Individual Championship 2013
Round 6 of Asian U-20 individual championship 2013
Round 7 of the Asian U20 Individual Championship 2013
Round 8 of Asian U20 Individual Championship 2013
Round 9 of U20 Asian Individual Championship 2013
Lebanese Individual Chess 2013 Championship
Zonal 3.1 – Doha 2013: the strongest zonal 3.1 ever!
Last round of Zonal 3.1 – Doha 2013
Round 2 of 3.1 Zonal – Doha 2013
Round 3 of Zone 3.1 – Doha 2013
Round 4 of Zonal 3.1 – Doha 2013
Round 5 of Zonal 3.1 – Doha 2013
Round 6 of Zonal 3.1 – Doha 2013
Round 7 of Zonal 3.1 – Doha 2013
Round 8 of Zonal 3.1 – Doha 2013
2014
Lebanese 2014 Individual Qualification Championship
Lebanese Chess Fever
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 10
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 3
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 4
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 5
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 6
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 7
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 8
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage – Round 9
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage Faisal Khairallah – Champion of Lebanon for the 7th times… and counting
40th Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage Round 2: Mat on board
Lebanon in Chess Olympiads
Lebanon in Chess Olympiads (till Tromso 2014): Statistics and Curiosities
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 1
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 10
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 11
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 2
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 3
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 4
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 5
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 6
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 7
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 8
Tromsø Olympiad: Round 9
2015
41st Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage 2015
Final round of the 41st Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage 2015
Round 10 of the 41st Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage 2015
Round 7 of the 41st Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage 2015
Round 8 of the 41st Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage 2015
Round 9 of the 41st Lebanese Individual Championship – Final Stage 2015
2016
42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016 – Final Stage
Final round of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 1 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 10 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 2 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 3 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 4 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 5 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 6 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 7 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 8 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Round 9 of the 42nd Lebanese individual Chess Championship 2016
Baku Olympiad 2016
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 10: Lebanon won over Malaysia 2.5-1.5
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 11: Scotland: 4 – Lebanon: 0
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 1: Amr El Jawich saved the honor.
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 2: Lebanon beat Surinam 3-1
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 3: A bitter defeat
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 4: Lebanon beat Syria 2.5 – 1.5
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 5: Lebanon lost 0.5 – 3.5 to Jordan A lot of missed Opportunities
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 6: Lebanon lost 1-3 to Kosovo
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 7: Lebanon – Barbados: 2-2
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 8: Sudan: 2 – Lebanon: 2
42nd Chess Olympiad – Baku – 2016 Round 9: Lebanon won over Trinidad & Tobago 2.5-1.5
Lebanon at Asian Nations Cup 2016: Watch out guys!
2017
43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 1 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 10 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 11 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 2 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 3 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 4 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 5 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 6 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 7 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 8 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
Round 8 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017 – Part 2
Round 9 of the 43rd Lebanese Individual Championship 2017
9th Beirut International Open Championship 2017
Lebanese Classical Chess Inter-clubs Championship 2017
Lebanese Individual Championship 2017 – Qualification Stage
2018
2nd Sharjah Masters International Chess Championship 2018
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018
43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 1 of Batumi 43rd Olympiad
Round 10 of the 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 11of the 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 2 of 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 3 of 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 6 of the 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 7 of the 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 8 of the 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Round 9 of the 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
Rounds 4 & 5 of the 43rd Olympiad – Batumi 2018
2019
The 44th Lebanese Individual Championship
Local tournaments
34th Christmas Soviet Alumni Open 2012
Antranik Rapid Chess Tournament 2012
Round 1 of Christmas Soviet Alumni Open 2012
Round 2 of Christmas Soviet Alumni Open 2012
Rounds 3 & 4 of the Christmas Soviet alumni Open 2012
Photos
Arab Elite 2011
Elo Rating
2020 Fide Elo list
April 2020 Fide Elo list
February 2020 Fide Elo List
January 2020 Fide Elo list
June 2020 Fide Elo List
March 2020 Elo list
May 2020 Fide Elo list
2019 Fide Elo List
August 2019 Fide Elo list
April 2019 Elo list
December 2019 Fide Elo list
February 2019 Elo list
July 2019 Elo List
June 2019 Fide Elo list
March 2019 Elo List
May 2019 Fide Elo list
November 2019 Fide Elo list
October 2019 Fide list
September 2019 Fide Elo List
Lebanese Fide Titles
Famous Lebanese Games
Eid,Fadi (2390) – Berg,Emanuel (2623)
Kassis,Antoine (2219) – Hussein,HA (2366)
Khairallah,Faisal (2323) – Lupu,Mircea Sergiu (2450)
Najjar,Ahmad (2337) – Nataf,Igor Alexandre (2565)
Instructive Games
From the extreme to the extreme: Bird,HE. – Morphy,P. London, 1858
Paulsen,L. – Morphy,P. , 1857: The most famous and beautiful
Steinitz – Bardeleben, 1895
Steinitz,W. – Chigorin,M. 1892
The ‘Evergreen’ game
The Immortal game
The Opera Game
Interviews
Exclusive
Exclusive Interview with Fide Master Faisal Khairallah
Exclusive Interview with Suzanne Mouradian
Exclusive interview with the Georgian WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili
Interview – A.El Jawich
Interview with WIM Kanarik Mouradian
Insight
Insight Interview with GM Ernesto Inarkiev
Insight Interview with GM Esftratios Grivas
Middle/End Games
All About Doubled Pawns
Importance of Centre Pawns
Knight comes and fights
Simple Chess is good chess
The Evaluation of Material Imbalances
Watching live the Best Game by the loser!!
Zidane chess
Openings
A deadly home preparation in the (Open Lopez)
Bird Defense -Part3-A
Bird Defense -Part3-B
Bird Defense – Part 1
Bird Defense – Part 2-A
Bird Defense – Part 2-B
General tips
Contacts
Photos
Arab Elite 2011
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