The 50th edition of Lebanese Individual Chess Championship is taking place June 21 – July 1 in Keshmat, Lebanon. The Keshmat Chess Club will be the venue, which has operated the Lebanese Chess Championship for the past 4 years. Top players are Joe Assaad, Michel Adeimi, Adib Arkadan, Akram Khoder, Ahmad Najjar, etc.
Live games of the Lebanese Individual Chess Championship will be daily on Chessdom. Scroll down for a list of the Lebanese National Chess Champions. For more national championship check out The Chess Calendar
Lebanese National Chess Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Charles Salameh |
| 1955 | Georges Malias |
| 1956 | Edgar Chalabi |
| 1957 | Serge Majarov |
| 1958 | Edgar Chalabi |
| 1959 | Carlos Maalouf |
| 1960 | Serge Majarov |
| 1961 | Fares Farah |
| 1962 | Serge Majarov |
| 1964 | Charles Salameh |
| 1965 | Jack Bedros |
| 1966 | Maurice Gabriel |
| 1967 | Antoine Ghaleb |
| 1968 | Charles Salameh |
| 1970 | Samir Sursock |
| 1971 | Samir Sursock |
| 1972 | Andre Tarazi |
| 1974 | Safwan Akkari |
| 1992 | Samir Sursock |
| 1993 | Mounir Tawbeh |
| 1994 | Fadi Eid |
| 1995 | Antoine Kassis |
| 1996 | Ahmad Najjar |
| 1997 | Mansour Assaf |
| 1998 | Fadi Eid |
| 1999 | Ahmad Najjar |
| 2000 | AbdelAziz ElMahmoud |
| 2001 | Haitham Omar |
| 2002 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2003 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2004 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2005 | Knarik Mouradian |
| 2006 | Fadi Eid |
| 2007 | Ahmad Najjar |
| 2008 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2009 | Fadi Eid |
| 2010 | Amr ElJawish (Youngest) |
| 2011 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2012 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2013 | Ibrahim Chahrour |
| 2014 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2015 | Amr ElJawish |
| 2016 | Faisal Khairallah |
| 2017 | Amr ElJawish |
| 2018 | Antoine Kassis |
| 2020 | Ahmad Najjar |
| 2022 | Amr ElJawish |
| 2023 | Ahmad Najjar |
| 2024 | Akram Khoder |
