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Huh, Isaak
CM🇰🇷FIDE 13209590· Male· South Korea· Born in 2011
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Isaak Huh, a 15-year-old South Korean Candidate Master, is rated 2174 — his current career high and ranked 6th among South Korean players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2026 Korea National Championship - Men, and 2026 Korea Youth Championship U16. Also played 1 rapid (including Via Monthly Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Via December Blitz) recently. He reached South Korean #5 in May 2024 and has been in South Korean top 10 for 35 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #35 in U12, World #4 in U8 and #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2174
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz1973
All-time high
2174
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · South Korean players · of 646
National top 10 since Mar 2025
National top 10 since Mar 2025
Career timeline
21 entries2026
35 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 20 months · since Jun 2023
May 2026
2nd South Korean U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2174
May 2026
All-time peak 2174
at age 15
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Apr 2026
2025
1st South Korean U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2140
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
2140 → 2174
Tournaments
9
63 games
Score
36/ 6357.1%
28W16D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYelyzaveta HrebenshchykovaWGM2,353·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R7·+30.6
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsDenny Lawrenz2,015·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R2·-27.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #297 | 2213 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2234 | +52.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2087 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #54 | 2023 | -37.2 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | R256 | 1844 | -6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 1907 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #151 | 2143 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 2139 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #57 | 2162 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiwoo Lee
🇰🇷KOR·1951
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHungi YunFM
🇰🇷KOR·2225
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsInguh KimCM
🇰🇷KOR·1959
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsEoram Lee
🇰🇷KOR·1930
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMendes Aaron ReeveIM
🇨🇦CAN·2352
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#6
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,481
in continent
World
#9,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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