LU Services
League of Retired Professors
News
Vacancies
International Relations
Library
Contact Us
Email
Samir El Dahbi, Chess Champion of Branches 1 at the Lebanese University
The Sports Activities Department at the Lebanese University, in collaboration with the “Shamieh Chess Academy” organized Branches 1 Chess Championship in preparation for selecting the team that will represent the university in the Lebanese Universities Championship.
Lebanon’s chess champion, Ahmad Hazime, participated in the tournament, which drew more than 40 participants from various faculties.
The competition was organized according to the Swiss system over 6 rounds, with 10 minutes per round plus an increment of 3 seconds per move. The results were as follows:
Men’s Division:
First Place: Samir El Dahbi / Faculty of Medical Sciences – 6 points
Second Place: Abbas Ballouk / Faculty of Engineering – 5 points
Third Place: Hussein Jaffal / Faculty of Science – 5 points
Women’s Division:
First Place: Zahraa Haidoura / Faculty of Science
Second Place: Waad Fadlallah / Faculty of Science
Third Place: Sirine Al-Anis / Faculty of Sciences
The tournament was organized and managed by Mr. Saleh Zeaiter, Head of the Branches 1, in collaboration with coaches Abdulkarim Faqih, Dani Naanouh, and Amira Yaghi, with a number of students from the Faculty of Science Chess Club serving as arbiters.
At the conclusion of the event, trophies were awarded to the winners.
