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Byun, Sungwon
WCM🇰🇷FIDE 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 had 2 career breaks: 136 months (2012–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). 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
Mar 2024 · age 26
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#98,651
#98,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1563 → 1738
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1738
at age 26 · −6 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1738 → returned at 1724
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
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1738 → 1732
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
4W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2292 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 1860 | -13.6 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#152
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,892
in continent
World
#98,650
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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