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YJ
Yu, Jinuk
🇰🇷FIDE 13210564· Male· South Korea· Born in 1991
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Jinuk Yu, a 35-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1714 — just 1 short of his peak of 1715 (Sep 2025, age 34). He has fluctuated between 1604 and 1715 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Korea Chess League Div3a Round 3-4, 33rd Korea Chess League Div3a Round 1-2, and 33rd Korea Chess League Div4a Round 1-2. He took a 29-month break between Jun 2019 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). He reached South Korean #84 in Jun 2023.
Current rating
1714
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1715
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 34
Sep 2025 · age 34
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,856
#104,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1715
at age 34 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+333 Elo)
1297 → 1630
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 33
Mar 2024
2023
Peak South Korean rank: #84
at age 32 · rated 1384
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1713 → 1714
Tournaments
10
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
10W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2395 | +14.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1775 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1679 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1725 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1686 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/3 | #1 | 2313 | +15.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #16 | 1575 | -5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2521 | -9.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #28 | 1647 | -3.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #24 | 1495 | -11.4 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#166
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,962
in continent
World
#104,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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