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Byun, Sungwon

WCM🇰🇷

FIDEFIDE 13200852· Female· South Korea· Born in 1998

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Sungwon Byun, a 28-year-old South Korean Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1732 — just 6 short of her peak of 1738 (Mar 2024, age 26). She plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 152-month break between Oct 2012 and Jul 2025. Recent appearances: 33rd Korea Chess League Div4a Round 1-2 and 59th Stamer Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999. She reached South Korean #23 in Jul 2009.

Awarded WCM in 2009 (age 11). At junior level, she reached #8, #4 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1732

Standard

Rpd1732·Blz—

All-time high

1738

−6 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 26

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#98,793

#98,793 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1738
at age 26 · −6 from today
Mar 2024
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2017
2013
8th South Korean U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1563
Jan 2013
2012
Inactive for 152 months
paused at 1563 → returned at 1724
Oct 2012
2011
4th South Korean U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1599
Jan 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Soohyun Kyeong 1,498
33rd Korea Chess League Div4a Round 1-2 · Mar 2026 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
+8
1724 → 1732
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
4W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsSun Fang1,736·59th Stamer Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999·R3·-9.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
33rd Korea Chess League Div4a Round 1-2
Team
Mar 20262/2#12292+8.2
59th Stamer Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999
Swiss
Jun 20251.5/2#341860-13.6

Rankings

/
South Korea
#155
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,866
in continent
World
#98,791
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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