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KM
Kim, Minjae
🇰🇷FIDE 13212397· Male· South Korea· Born in 1999
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Minjae Kim, a 27-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1822 — just 9 short of his peak of 1831 (Mar 2026, age 27). He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Korea Chess League Division 1 Round 5-6, 33rd Korea Chess League Division 1 Round 1-2, and 34th LSH Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including KMSA Monthly Rapid Tournament 2025 June) recently. He took a 45-month break between Sep 2019 and Jul 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached South Korean #63 in Aug 2020.
At junior level, he reached #10 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1822
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz—
All-time high
1831
−9 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 27
Mar 2026 · age 27
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#69,558
#69,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1831
at age 27 · −9 from today
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 27
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+278 Elo)
1441 → 1719
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1778 → 1822
Tournaments
16
75 games
Score
50/ 7566.7%
46W12D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 1882 | +3.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1924 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #31 | 1059 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/3 | #4 | 2309 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1725 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2279 | +84.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #10 | 1853 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #16 | 2337 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2301 | +10.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1924 | +7.8 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#76
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,403
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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