12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship 2025 LIVE

The 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship 2025 will take place from October18 to October 25 in Beirut, Lebanon. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Lebanon, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The top-seeded players are GM Fawzy Adham (2495), GM Kasparov Sergey (2427), GM Aleksandrov Aleksej (2387), GM Babujian Levon (2347), GM Zaibi Amir (2339), GM Baghdasaryan Vahe (2266), GM Ivanov Mikhail M (2261), FM Khoder Akram (2256), GM Djuric Stefan (2235), CM Assaad Joe (2188), WGM Maisuradze Nino (2154), FM Najjar Ahmad (2132), WGM Wafa Shahenda (2097), CM Adeimi Michel (2086), Schain Randolph (2038), Kaloust Giorgio (2031), El Khoury Brayan (2002), FM Sursock Sameer (1939), AFM Akl Jad Eli (1932), IM Khechen Nabil E (1913). Scroll down for the full participants list.

More Asian events: Tashkent Autumn A / Tournament dedicated to the Independence day Uzbekistan / 15th National Chinese Chess Games: Round Robin Women / 15th National Chinese Chess Games: Round Robin Individual / 62nd Indian National Championship 2025 / The Chembur Gymkhana 3rd All India

12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship 2025 Participants