{"id":229,"date":"2022-12-31T09:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T09:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2022-12-31T09:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T09:26:40","slug":"and-chess-club-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/and-chess-club-history\/","title":{"rendered":"AND Chess Club History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Founded in 1994<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We can accommodate more than a hundred players during chess tournaments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We organize juniors and women\u2019s events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have already organized the following 17 International, Asian and Arab events;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211; ARAB INTER CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP &#8211; SEPTEMBER 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211; BEIRUT FIRST INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP &#8211; APRIL 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&#8211; ARAB CITIES CHAMPIONCHIP &#8211; APRIL 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&#8211; <strong>BEIRUT SECOND INTERNATIONAL OPEN &#8211; OCTOBER 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&#8211; <strong>16<sup>th<\/sup> ASIAN CITIES TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP &#8211; DUBAI CUP \u2013 APRIL 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&#8211; <strong>FIRST FRIENDSHIP LEBANESE &#8211; EMIRATIAN TOURNAMENT &#8211; JULY 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; BEIRUT THIRD INTERNATIONAL OPEN &#8211; OCTOBER 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; FIRST ASIAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP \u2013 JUNE 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; FIRST ASIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP \u2013 JUNE 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; BEIRUT FOURTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN &#8211; APRIL 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>&#8211; BEIRUT FIFTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN &#8211; MAY 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&#8211; BEIRUT SIXTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN &#8211; MAY 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; BEIRUT SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN \u2013 MAY 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>&#8211; BEIRUT EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN \u2013 SEPTEMBER 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; BEIRUT NINETH INTERNATIONAL OPEN \u2013 &nbsp;&nbsp;OCTOBER 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; BEIRUT TENTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN \u2013 &nbsp;&nbsp;MAY 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; BEIRUT ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN \u2013 NOVEMBER 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>We organize the Christmas rapid chess tournament on yearly basis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We held the Lebanese Club\u2019s Championship in 1997 &#8211; 98 &#8211; 99 &#8211; 2000 \u2013 2001 &amp; 2004.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have won the title of Vice-Champion \u201cARAB INTER CLUBS\u201d 2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Get together party always been organized on Valentine\u2019s day &nbsp;with success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Cooperation Agreement has signed between our club and the following clubs :<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 &#8211; Sharjah Chess &amp; Cultural Club (U.A..E) since 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 &#8211; Sehrli (Fantastic) Chess Club \u2013Tashkent (UZB) since 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 &#8211; Istanbul Chess Club (TUR) since 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We have already been coached by:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Mr. TIBOR CAROLY (IM) Hungary\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Mr. EVGUENI ERMENKOV (GM) Bulgaria\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u20262000 &#8211; 2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Mr. MAGARAM MAGOMEDOV (GM) Russia \u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;2004&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Mr. IGOR RAUSIS (GM) Latvia\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u20262009<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Mr. ALEXEI BARSOV&nbsp; (GM) Uzbekistan \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u20262011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Mr. ALEXANDER NOSENKO (GM) Ukraine \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2012 &#8211; 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. Mr. ALEXANDER RAETSKY (GM) Russia&nbsp; \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 &nbsp;&nbsp;2014 \u2013 2015 \u2013 2018 &amp; 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. Mr. HATEM IBRAHIM (IM) Egypt \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u20262016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. Mr. VASILY PAPIN (GM) Russia \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..&nbsp; &nbsp;2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Studio for Chess coaching is available with it\u2019s necessary amenities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; <strong>The CLUB COMMITTEE is composed of the following members:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mr. ELIAS KHAIRALLAH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. KARIM RIZK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. LEONIDAS&nbsp; KARKAS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;General Secretary&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. MOUNIR TABET&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Treasurer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ms. LEA KNIO&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Publics relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ing. JACQUES BEDROSSIAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Logistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. MAHER MEZHER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Consultant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. JOHN DAGHER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Founder &amp; Sponsor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. BERNARD JABR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Founder &amp; Sponsor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Address:<\/strong> Furn el Chebbak &#8211; 88 Street &#8211; Secteur 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Mail Box:<\/strong>&nbsp; 50597 Beirut &#8211; Lebanon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tel\/fax:<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;009611383819 &#8211; 009611287008 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Mobile:<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;009613883225&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Website:&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>www.andlb.org&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>E-mail:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>elkhairallah@yahoo.com&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&#8211; ARAB INTER CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP &#8211; SEPTEMBER 2001 &nbsp;&#8211; BEIRUT FIRST INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP &#8211; APRIL 2004 &nbsp;&#8211; ARAB CITIES CHAMPIONCHIP &#8211; APRIL 2007 &nbsp;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/and-chess-club-history\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AND Chess Club History<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}