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Lee, Seyeon
CM🇰🇷FIDE 13204149· Female· South Korea· Born in 2004
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Seyeon Lee, a 22-year-old South Korean Candidate Master, is rated 1842 — just 4 short of her peak of 1846 (May 2026, age 22). She is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Women), 33rd Korea Chess League Div2 Round 5-6, and 33rd Korea Chess League Div2 Round 3-4. She took a 43-month break between Feb 2020 and Oct 2023 (COVID-19 included). She reached South Korean #23 in Dec 2021.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #5, #2, #2, #1, #4 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd1788·Blz—
All-time high
1846
−4 pts below
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 1846
at age 22 · −4 from today
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
5th South Korean U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1732
Dec 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
2nd South Korean U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1754
Jan 2022
2021
Peak South Korean rank: #23
at age 17 · rated 1754
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1816 → 1842
Tournaments
8
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
13W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 1794 | -7.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1894 | +2.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2038 | +10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 2121 | +10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2018 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1818 | +4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #22 | 1636 | -9.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #12 | 1845 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYubin KimWCM
🇰🇷KOR·1825
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsSunwoo ParkWFM
🇰🇷KOR·1892
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEunbin Seo
🇰🇷KOR·1608
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsDokyeong Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1602
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsGaram YouWCM
🇰🇷KOR·1535
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#64
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,613
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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