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Cho, Yeonhee
WCM🇰🇷FIDE 13201190· Female· South Korea· Born in 2001
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Yeonhee Cho, a 25-year-old South Korean Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1684 — just 12 short of her peak of 1696 (Aug 2024, age 23). She has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Women) and 2026 Korea National Championship - Women. Also played 1 blitz event (including Korea National Blitz Championship 2026 (Women)) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 67 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2022–2024) and 17 months (2024–2026). She reached South Korean #36 in Oct 2012.
Awarded WCM in 2013 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #6, #13, #5 and #1 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz1703
All-time high
1696
−12 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 23
Aug 2024 · age 23
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,737
#115,737 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1679 → returned at 1682
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+244 Elo)
1452 → 1696
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1696
at age 23 · −12 from today
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1452 → returned at 1660
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1679 → 1684
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
5W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #10 | 1699 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #13 | 1702 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGaram YouWCM
🇰🇷KOR·1535
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsSunwoo ParkWFM
🇰🇷KOR·1892
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJiin Kang
🇰🇷KOR·1602
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2016
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vsNayoon B Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1811
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsYubin KimWCM
🇰🇷KOR·1825
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2014
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Rankings
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South Korea
#199
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,093
in continent
World
#115,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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