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Kim, Jooyeon
WCM🇰🇷FIDE 13214462· Female· South Korea· Born in 2015
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Jooyeon Kim, a 11-year-old South Korean Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1928 and ranked 21st among women worldwide under 12. She is on a breakout run, having gained +174 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Via May Invitational (2K), 33rd Korea Chess League Division 1 Round 5-6, and Via Spring Invitational (Masters). Also played 2 rapid (including 1st Cheonan Int'l Youth Chess Festival - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. Her peak of 1995 was reached at age 11 (Apr 2026, South Korean #17 at the time).
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 10). At junior level, she reached World #59 in U8 and #1 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1928
Standard
Rpd1807·Blz1863
All-time high
1995
−67 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 11
Apr 2026 · age 11
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · women worldwide under 12 · of 2,965
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak South Korean rank: #17
at age 11 · rated 1987
May 2026
1st South Korean U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1995
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1995
at age 11 · −67 from today
Apr 2026
2025
1st South Korean U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1860
Nov 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 10
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+127
1801 → 1928
Tournaments
14
82 games
Score
56.5/ 8268.9%
49W15D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/6 | #4 | 1809 | -59.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1906 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 1933 | +16.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2079 | +16.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 1924 | +2.5 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2091 | +62.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/7 | #1 | 2331 | +40.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #4 | 1841 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #10 | 1976 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/11 | #11 | 1856 | +41.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDoyeon Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1803
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsNayoon B Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1811
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsYegeon Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1998
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJueun Hong
🇰🇷KOR·1774
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsSihoo Park
🇰🇷KOR·2025
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#33
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,901
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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