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Lee, Junhyeok
IM🇰🇷FIDE 13202340· Male· South Korea· Born in 1999
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Junhyeok Lee, a 27-year-old South Korean International Master, is rated 2394 and ranked 1st among South Korean players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4rd Gambit GM Closed Tournament 2026, 2026 Korea National Championship - Men, and 10th Hanoi GM chess tournament January 2026 - GM. His peak of 2441 was reached at age 26 (Dec 2025); he also reached South Korean #1 in Aug 2017 and has been South Korean #1 for 71 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 20) and FM in 2014 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #80 in U20 and #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2394
Standard
Rpd2275·Blz2305
All-time high
2441
−47 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 26
Dec 2025 · age 26
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · South Korean players · of 646
#1 nationally since Jun 2023
#1 nationally since Jun 2023
Career timeline
22 entries2026
71 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 36 months · since Aug 2017
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 2441
at age 26 · −47 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Nov 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 24
Mar 2023
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 3rd quarter PB 2019
Oct 2019
80th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2437
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
2434 → 2394
Tournaments
8
62 games
Score
32.5/ 6252.4%
18W29D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2275 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2513 | +8.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2.5/8 | #9 | 2234 | -22.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2303 | -17.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2658 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2449 | +4.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #27 | 2431 | -0.7 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #33 | 2447 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHongjin AhnIM
🇰🇷KOR·2331
+15 −13 =10
38 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSehyun KwonFM
🇰🇷KOR·2283
+14 −2 =12
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYongjoon Chon
🇰🇷KOR·1996
+15 −1 =0
16 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsKyungseok LeeCM
🇰🇷KOR·2111
+8 −1 =6
15 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsGeorgiy Li
🇰🇷KOR·1985
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
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South Korea
#1
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#385
in continent
World
#1,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Korea
| 1 | 2,394 | |
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