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Kim, Taeu

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FIDEFIDE 13214004· Male· South Korea· Born in 2012

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Taeu Kim, a 14-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1629 — just 23 short of his peak of 1652 (May 2026, age 14). He is rising rapidly, having gained +107 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men), 38th iChess Cup, and 37th iChess Cup.

At junior level, he reached #27 and #15 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1629

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1652

−23 pts below
May 2026 · age 14

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#136,039

#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1652
at age 14 · −23 from today
May 2026
27th South Korean U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1648
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1429 → 1648
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
CZECH OPEN 2025 - C - open rating tournament
perf 1956 (+451) · 5/6 · #73
Top opponent
vs Minjae Kim 1,758
Via U1800 February · Feb 2026 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
+89
1540 → 1629
Tournaments
10
64 games
Score
36.5/ 6457.0%
31W11D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSimook Park1,665·Via U1800 February·R4·+22.6
2.[W]vsJinwoo Lee1,646·Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men)·R4·+21.0
3.[W]vsHaseong Son1,597·36th iChess Cup·R2·+20.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWooju Mo1,425·Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men)·R2·-30.6
2.[L]vsMinjun B Cho1,541·Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men)·R3·-25.0
3.[L]vsHaseong Son1,412·33th iChess Cup·R6·-24.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men)
Swiss
May 20262/5#301532-34.4
38th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/5#61924+11.2
37th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/4#72323+21.2
Via U1800 February
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/6#161642+17.6
2026 Korea Youth Championship U14
Swiss
Feb 20264/5#101868+32.0
36th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/6#61678+36.4
35th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/2#332316-6.0
34th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/4#141828+31.6
CZECH OPEN 2025 - C - open rating tournament
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/6#731956+26.4
33th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/3#662375-56.0
Worst Elo result: 33th iChess Cup (-56.0 Elo, finished #66).

Rankings

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South Korea
#269
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,868
in continent
World
#136,031
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Korea
1
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2
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3
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2,286
4
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2,214
5
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2,182
6
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2,174
7
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2,111
8
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2,077
9
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2,048
10
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2,045
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269🇰🇷Kim, Taeu1,629
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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20868🇰🇷Kim, Taeu1,629
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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136031🇰🇷Kim, Taeu1,629