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Lee, Dongseob
🇰🇷FIDE 13204130· Male· South Korea· Born in 1991
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Dongseob Lee, a 35-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1799. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Korea Chess League Division 1 Round 3-4, 33rd Korea Chess League Division 1 Round 1-2, and Choi's Standard Event U1800 2025 Winter. He took a 28-month break between Dec 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1868 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2025); he also reached South Korean #28 in Jul 2023.
Current rating
1799
Standard
Rpd1809·Blz—
All-time high
1868
−69 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 34
Jan 2025 · age 34
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#76,691
#76,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1868
at age 34 · −69 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1700 → 1852
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2024
2023
Peak South Korean rank: #28
at age 32 · rated 1700
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1740
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1821 → 1799
Tournaments
13
45 games
Score
24.5/ 4554.4%
21W7D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/2 | #34 | 1141 | -13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2576 | +19.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1936 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/2 | #6 | 2427 | +1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #35 | 1150 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 2150 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #16 | 1675 | -20.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #23 | 951 | -24.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 2051 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #7 | 2207 | +16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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South Korea
#96
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,379
in continent
World
#76,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Korea
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