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Kim, Taewoo A
🇰🇷FIDE 13204386· Male· South Korea· Born in 2002
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Taewoo A Kim, a 24-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1771. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 88 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men), Songdo International Open - A, and Via Spring Invitational (Masters). Also played 2 rapid (including Via Monthly Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 10th Hanoi Blitz chess tournament January 2026) recently. He took a 58-month break between Jan 2017 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1924 was reached at age 23 (Oct 2025, South Korean #22 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #4, #7 and #9 nationally in U20, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1771
Standard
Rpd1740·Blz1741
All-time high
1924
−153 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 23
Oct 2025 · age 23
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#85,529
#85,529 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Peak South Korean rank: #22
at age 23 · rated 1924
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1924
at age 23 · −153 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+210 Elo)
1652 → 1862
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 22
Aug 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-86
1857 → 1771
Tournaments
17
83 games
Score
45.5/ 8354.8%
37W17D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #29 | 1911 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #24 | 1590 | -37.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1859 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 1860 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1780 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #35 | 1163 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #37 | 1925 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #9 | 2389 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #14 | 1636 | -64.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/8 | #116 | 1775 | -34.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiwoo Lee
🇰🇷KOR·1996
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJunyoung Jang
🇰🇷KOR·1733
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdith RV
🇰🇷KOR·1942
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsInje Jung
🇰🇷KOR·1882
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsYegeon Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1998
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#119
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,669
in continent
World
#85,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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