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Lee, Kyungseok
CM🇰🇷FIDE 13202154· Male· South Korea· Born in 1992
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Kyungseok Lee, a 34-year-old South Korean Candidate Master, is rated 2111 — his current career high and ranked 7th among South Korean players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Sep 2012 and Jul 2014. Recent appearance: 49 Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges Grup A. He reached South Korean #5 in Jun 2023 and spent 14 months in South Korean top 5.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 32). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2111
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz2029
All-time high
2111
at best
Sep 2025 · age 33
Sep 2025 · age 33
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · South Korean players · of 646
14 months in National top 5 (2023–2024)
14 months in National top 5 (2023–2024)
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Crossed 2100
at age 33
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2111
at age 33
Sep 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 32
Dec 2024
14 months in national top 5
since Jun 2023
Aug 2024
2023
Peak South Korean rank: #5
at age 31 · rated 2059
Jun 2023
2018
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
2072 → 2111
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGiuseppe Enmanuel Boyer Censore2,156·49 Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges Grup A·R8·+11.3
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2237 | +39.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJunhyeok LeeIM
🇰🇷KOR·2394
+1 −8 =6
15 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsHongjin AhnIM
🇰🇷KOR·2331
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsSehyun KwonFM
🇰🇷KOR·2283
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsGeorgiy Li
🇰🇷KOR·1985
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsSungmin Ahn
🇰🇷KOR·1883
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#7
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,018
in continent
World
#14,376
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Korea
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| 7 | 2,111 | |
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| ... | ||
| 2018 | 2,111 | |
World
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| 14376 | 2,111 | |