Bashar Kassar
LBN · FIDE ID 5309085 · 73 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1917
#33 in LBN (active)
Rapid
1982
#23 in LBN (active)
Blitz
1959
#26 in LBN (active)
Score
60%
37 W · 14 D · 22 L
Opp. avg
1878
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-02-07
Keshmat Winter Festival 2026 | Group B
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 71% of games (scores 55%), otherwise 1.d4 (24%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 10 of 16 games (French Defense), scoring 65%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 9 of 12 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 50%.
- Comfort zone: Horwitz Defense as Black, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 48% against higher-rated players, 91% against lower-rated.
Based on 73 over-the-board games (28 rapid · 16 classical). 41 with White (61%), 32 with Black (59%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 29 | 55% |
| 1.d4 | 10 | 80% |
| 1.d3 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | 2 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 2 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (16 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 10 | 65% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 67% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (12 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 9 | 50% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Horwitz Defense | 3 | 83% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack | 2 | 25% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | Ralph Salem (1774) Keshmat Winter Festival 2026 | Group B · classical | W |
| 2026-02-07 | Michel Wadih (1802) Keshmat Winter Festival 2026 | Group B | W |
| 2026-02-07 | ACM Akl Jad Eli Keshmat Winter Festival 2026 | Group B | ½ |
| 2025-10-24 | Jad Eli Akl (1932) 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship - 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-10-23 | Joe Assaad (2188) 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship - 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-10-21 | Giorgio Kaloust (2031) 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship - 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-10-19 | Aleksej Aleksandrov (2387) 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship - 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-09-26 | Michel Adeimi (2168) Keshmat Circuit - 12th Edition September- 2025 · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-09-25 | Ahmad Najjar (2112) Keshmat Circuit - 12th Edition September- 2025 · rapid | W |
| 2025-09-25 | Peter Haddad (1730) Keshmat Circuit - 12th Edition September- 2025 · rapid | W |
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