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Gu, Injung

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FIDEFIDE 13200232· Male· South Korea· Born in 1995

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Injung Gu, a 31-year-old South Korean player, is rated 2077 — just 12 short of his peak of 2089 (Oct 2025, age 30) and ranked 8th among South Korean players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 32nd Club League Division 1 Round 7-8 and Japan Open 2025(Master Category). Also played 1 rapid (including PRAGUE OPEN 2026 C - rapid tournament) and 1 blitz events (including PRAGUE OPEN 2026 D - blitz tournament) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2011–2014), 12 months (2015–2016), 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). He reached South Korean #7 in Feb 2026 and has been in South Korean top 10 for 19 months and counting.

At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2077

Standard

Rpd1893·Blz1874

All-time high

2089

−12 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 30

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · South Korean players · of 646
National top 10 since Jan 2026

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
19 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since Sep 2023
May 2026
Peak South Korean rank: #7
at age 31 · rated 2077
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 2089
at age 30 · −12 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 30
Feb 2025
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1885 → returned at 1902
Mar 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1885
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Japan Open 2025(Master Category)
perf 2347 (+258) · 5/9 · #12
Top opponent
vs Shinya KojimaIM 2,318
Japan Open 2025(Master Category) · Sep 2025 · +15.8 Elo
Evolution
+54
2023 → 2077
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
6W0D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsShinya KojimaIM2,318·Japan Open 2025(Master Category)·R6·+15.8
2.[W]vsMichael OwenCM2,222·Japan Open 2025(Master Category)·R1·+13.7
3.[W]vsMuxi Chen2,189·Japan Open 2025(Master Category)·R8·+12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
32nd Club League Division 1 Round 7-8
Team
Nov 20251/2#151853-11.8
Japan Open 2025(Master Category)
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/9#122347+66.2

Rankings

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South Korea
#8
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,396
in continent
World
#17,632
out of 400,000+

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