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Nam, Kanghyeon
🇰🇷FIDE 13208810· Male· South Korea· Born in 2001
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Kanghyeon Nam, a 25-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1776. He has fluctuated between 1741 and 1854 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Via May Invitational (Candidates), 33rd Korea Chess League Div3a Round 3-4, and Via Christmas Invitational (Queens & Kings). Also played 2 rapid (including Via Chess Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including Via December Blitz) recently. His peak of 1854 was reached at age 24 (Dec 2025); he also reached South Korean #37 in Feb 2022.
At junior level, he reached #3, #4 and #16 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1776
Standard
Rpd1829·Blz1804
All-time high
1854
−78 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 24
Dec 2025 · age 24
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,904
#83,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1854
at age 24 · −78 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Jul 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 24
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 22
Aug 2023
2022
Peak South Korean rank: #37
at age 21 · rated 1619
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
1808 → 1776
Tournaments
10
43 games
Score
23/ 4353.5%
21W4D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #8 | 1668 | -27.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1746 | -3.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1888 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #7 | 1740 | -21.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #21 | 976 | -24.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2186 | +28.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1830 | +0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | 1736 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2373 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #24 | 1880 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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South Korea
#115
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,411
in continent
World
#83,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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