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Lee, Jiwoo
🇰🇷FIDE 13212877· Male· South Korea· Born in 2012
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Jiwoo Lee, a 14-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1996 — his current career high and ranked 19th among South Korean players. He is climbing fast, having gained +148 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men), Ecclesia Easter Chess Tournament 2026, and 33rd Korea Chess League Division 1 Round 5-6. Also played 3 rapid (including 19th Asian Schools Rapid Chess Championships 2025 - U13) and 4 blitz events (including 19th Asian Schools Blitz Chess Championships 2025 - U13) recently. He reached South Korean #19 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2 and #3 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1996
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz1795
All-time high
1996
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · South Korean players · of 660
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak South Korean rank: #19
at age 14 · rated 1996
Jun 2026
1st South Korean U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1996
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1996
at age 14
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Aug 2024
1st South Korean U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1841
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+155
1841 → 1996
Tournaments
23
115 games
Score
79/ 11568.7%
64W30D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 2048 | +34.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2057 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2006 | -20.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2115 | +16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1837 | -8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1941 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 2004 | +44.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2049 | +54.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #16 | 1842 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #9 | 2023 | -14.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHungi YunFM
🇰🇷KOR·2214
+1 −11 =3
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsKaviinayan Meiyazhagan
🇰🇷KOR·1998
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsIsaak HuhCM
🇰🇷KOR·2174
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJunyoung Jang
🇰🇷KOR·1733
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsTaewoo A Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1771
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#19
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,496
in continent
World
#28,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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