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Antoine Kassis
CountryLebanon
Born (1972-09-10) September 10, 1972 (age 52)
TitleFIDE Master (2013)
Peak rating2249 (July 2009)

Antoine Kassis is a Lebanese chess player. He was awarded the title of FIDE Master in 2013.[1]

Chess career

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Kassis has represented Lebanon in a number of Chess Olympiads, including:

  • 1994, where he scored 3½/9 on board four.[2]
  • 1996, scoring 4½/9 on first reserve.[3]
  • 1998, scoring 6½/11 on first reserve.[4]
  • 2002, scoring 5/10 on first reserve.[5]
  • 2004, scoring 4/9 on board four.[6]
  • 2006, scoring 5/9 on board three.[7]
  • 2008, scoring 5½/9 on board three[8]
  • 2010, scoring 4/10 on board four.[9]
  • 2012, scoring 6/10 on board four.[10]
  • 2014, scoring 5½/9 on board two[11]
  • 2016, scoring 3/9 on board three.[12]
  • 2018, scoring 3½/8 on board four.[13]

He won the Lebanese Chess Championship in 1995, 2018 and 2019.[14]

He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021, where he was defeated 2-0 by Yuri Kuzubov in the first round.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Kassis, Antoine". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: 31st Chess Olympiad, Moscow 1994, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: 32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan 1996, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: 33rd Chess Olympiad, Elista 1998, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled 2002, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: 36th Chess Olympiad, Calvia 2004, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. ^ "OlimpBase :: 37th Chess Olympiad, Turin 2006, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  8. ^ "OlimpBase :: 38th Chess Olympiad, Dresden 2008, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  9. ^ "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  10. ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  11. ^ "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  12. ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  13. ^ "OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  14. ^ "Antoine Kassis wins the 44th Lebanese Chess Championship – Lebanese Chess News". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  15. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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