Antoine Kassis is a Lebanese chess player. He was awarded the title of FIDE Master in 2013.[1]
| Antoine Kassis | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lebanon |
| Born | September 10, 1972 |
| Title | FIDE Master (2013) |
| Peak rating | 2249 (July 2009) |
Chess career
editKassis 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
edit- ^ "Kassis, Antoine". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 31st Chess Olympiad, Moscow 1994, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan 1996, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 33rd Chess Olympiad, Elista 1998, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled 2002, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 36th Chess Olympiad, Calvia 2004, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 37th Chess Olympiad, Turin 2006, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 38th Chess Olympiad, Dresden 2008, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Lebanon". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Antoine Kassis wins the 44th Lebanese Chess Championship – Lebanese Chess News". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
External links
edit- Antoine Kassis rating card at FIDE
- Antoine Kassis chess games at 365Chess.com
- Antoine Kassis player profile and games at Chessgames.com