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Kwon, Sehyun

Kwon, Sehyun

FM🇰🇷

FIDEFIDE 13203088· Male· South Korea· Born in 1998

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Sehyun Kwon, a 28-year-old South Korean FIDE Master, is rated 2286 — just 27 short of his peak of 2313 (Sep 2023, age 25) and ranked 3rd among South Korean players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men), 2026 Korea National Championship - Men, and Hong Kong International Open 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Via Monthly Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached South Korean #2 in Aug 2023 and has been in South Korean top 3 for 26 months and counting.

Awarded FM in 2023 (age 25) and CM in 2017 (age 19). Earned IM norms at 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad Chennai 2022 Open, OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2023 - B1, and Vezerkepzo IM April 2024. At junior level, he reached #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2286

Standard

Rpd2208·Blz2122

All-time high

2313

−27 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 25

Activity

62

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#3

#3 · South Korean players · of 660
National top 3 since Jan 2026

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
26 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
since Jan 2018
Jun 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 26
Apr 2024
2023
Crossed 2300
at age 25
Sep 2023
All-time peak 2313
at age 25 · −30 from today
Sep 2023
Peak South Korean rank: #2
at age 25 · rated 2274
Aug 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 25
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Japan Open 2025(Master Category)
perf 2411 (+113) · 6/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Paul VeltenGM 2,536
Japan Open 2025(Master Category) · Sep 2025 · +15.9 Elo
Best comeback
Japan Open 2025(Master Category)
finished #3 (seeded #12 of 50)
Evolution
+47
2239 → 2286
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
30.5/ 5159.8%
26W11D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men)
Swiss
May 20266/7#12278+2.8
2026 Korea National Championship - Men
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/7#82152-6.0
Hong Kong International Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#102241-8.8
Japan Open 2025(Master Category)
Open Swiss
Sep 20256/9#32411+38.8
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/8#1542273+6.4
CZECH OPEN 2025 - A - GM open
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#952297+13.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsHongjin AhnIM
🇰🇷KOR·2336
+11 −15 =6
32 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJunhyeok LeeIM
🇰🇷KOR·2398
+2 −14 =12
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSungmin Ahn
🇰🇷KOR·1873
+16 −1 =3
20 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsGeorgiy Li
🇰🇷KOR·1978
+6 −9 =3
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsYongjoon Chon
🇰🇷KOR·1996
+8 −4 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings

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South Korea
#3
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#847
in continent
World
#4,534
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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South Korea
1
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,111
8
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2,077
9
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2,048
10
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2,045
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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2,761
9
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