• Founded in 1994
  •  We provide the players ,on a daily basis, with a comfortable place to play, organize meetings with the masters, give them regular chess lessons and put at their disposal a library as well as keep them abreast of chess news.
  • We can accommodate more than a hundred players during chess tournaments.
  • We organize juniors and women’s events.
  • We have already organized the following 17 International, Asian and Arab events;

 – ARAB INTER CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPTEMBER 2001

 – BEIRUT FIRST INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP – APRIL 2004

 – ARAB CITIES CHAMPIONCHIP – APRIL 2007

 – BEIRUT SECOND INTERNATIONAL OPEN – OCTOBER 2008

 – 16th ASIAN CITIES TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – DUBAI CUP – APRIL 2009

 – FIRST FRIENDSHIP LEBANESE – EMIRATIAN TOURNAMENT – JULY 2009

       – BEIRUT THIRD INTERNATIONAL OPEN – OCTOBER 2009

       – FIRST ASIAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP – JUNE 2010

       – FIRST ASIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP – JUNE 2010

       – BEIRUT FOURTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN – APRIL 2011

       – BEIRUT FIFTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN – MAY 2012

       – BEIRUT SIXTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN – MAY 2013

       – BEIRUT SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN – MAY 2014

       – BEIRUT EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN – SEPTEMBER 2015

       – BEIRUT NINETH INTERNATIONAL OPEN –   OCTOBER 2017

       – BEIRUT TENTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN –   MAY 2019

       – BEIRUT ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN – NOVEMBER 2022

  •  We organize the Christmas rapid chess tournament on yearly basis.
  • We held the Lebanese Club’s Championship in 1997 – 98 – 99 – 2000 – 2001 & 2004.
  • We have won the title of Vice-Champion “ARAB INTER CLUBS” 2001
  • A Get together party always been organized on Valentine’s day  with success
  • A Cooperation Agreement has signed between our club and the following clubs :

1 – Sharjah Chess & Cultural Club (U.A..E) since 2004

2 – Sehrli (Fantastic) Chess Club –Tashkent (UZB) since 2011

3 – Istanbul Chess Club (TUR) since 2012

  • We have already been coached by:

1. Mr. TIBOR CAROLY (IM) Hungary………………………… 1999

2. Mr. EVGUENI ERMENKOV (GM) Bulgaria…………………2000 – 2002

3. Mr. MAGARAM MAGOMEDOV (GM) Russia ………………2004            

4. Mr. IGOR RAUSIS (GM) Latvia………………………………2009

5. Mr. ALEXEI BARSOV  (GM) Uzbekistan ……………………2011

6. Mr. ALEXANDER NOSENKO (GM) Ukraine ……………    2012 – 2013

7. Mr. ALEXANDER RAETSKY (GM) Russia  ………………   2014 – 2015 – 2018 & 2019

8. Mr. HATEM IBRAHIM (IM) Egypt ……………………………2016

9. Mr. VASILY PAPIN (GM) Russia …………………………..   2017

A Studio for Chess coaching is available with it’s necessary amenities.

  The CLUB COMMITTEE is composed of the following members:

  • Mr. ELIAS KHAIRALLAH                                        President
  • Mr. KARIM RIZK                                                       Vice President
  • Dr. LEONIDAS  KARKAS                                       General Secretary 
  • Mr. MOUNIR TABET                                              Treasurer
  • Ms. LEA KNIO                                                         Publics relations
  • Ing. JACQUES BEDROSSIAN                                Logistics
  • Mr. MAHER MEZHER                                            Consultant
  • Mr. JOHN DAGHER                                                Founder & Sponsor
  • Mr. BERNARD JABR                                              Founder & Sponsor

Address: Furn el Chebbak – 88 Street – Secteur 5             Mail Box:  50597 Beirut – Lebanon   

Tel/fax:    009611383819 – 009611287008                         Mobile:     009613883225  

Website:   www.andlb.org                                                   E-mail:      elkhairallah@yahoo.com