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Lee, Woosung
🇰🇷FIDE 13207946· Male· South Korea· Born in 2008
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Woosung Lee, a 18-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1902 — just 30 short of his peak of 1932 (Jan 2026, age 18). He is on a breakout run, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Songdo International Open - A, Hong Kong International Open 2025, and 2025 Korea Youth Selection U16 & U18. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). He reached South Korean #25 in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4, #5, #26, #11 and #7 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1902
Standard
Rpd1617·Blz1746
All-time high
1932
−30 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jun 2026
Peak South Korean rank: #25
at age 18 · rated 1932
Jan 2026
4th South Korean U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1932
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1932
at age 18 · −30 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1906
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1906 → 1902
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
10W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1827 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #96 | 1988 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2617 | +103.6 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#42
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,610
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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