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Kim, Heeyou
🇰🇷FIDE 13209736· Male· South Korea· Born in 2010
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Heeyou Kim, a 16-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1691 — just 24 short of his peak of 1715 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is climbing fast, having gained +120 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Korea Chess League Div4a Round 3-4, 33rd Korea Chess League Div3b Round 1-2, and 33rd Korea Chess League Div4a Round 1-2. Also played 1 rapid (including Via Chess Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including PRAGUE OPEN 2026 D - blitz tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025).
At junior level, he reached #21, #8, #8 and #8 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1491·Blz1572
All-time high
1715
−24 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,234
#113,234 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
21st South Korean U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1715
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1715
at age 16 · −24 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1571 → returned at 1586
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+105
1586 → 1691
Tournaments
10
42 games
Score
22.5/ 4253.6%
20W5D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1701 | +1.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1606 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #6 | 2396 | +15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #5 | 2347 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #43 | 1698 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #19 | 1888 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 1872 | +138.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #22 | 860 | -34.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #11 | 2418 | +24.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #13 | 1636 | +14.8 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#187
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,608
in continent
World
#113,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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