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YJ
Yang, Joowon
🇰🇷FIDE 13219014· Male· South Korea· Born in 2011
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Joowon Yang, a 15-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1686 — just 1 short of his peak of 1687 (Sep 2025, age 14). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000. Also played 1 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #28 and #14 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1460·Blz1742
All-time high
1687
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14
Sep 2025 · age 14
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,757
#114,757 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
28th South Korean U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1685
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1644 → 1687
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1687
at age 14 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
14th South Korean U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1644
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1644 → 1686
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
3W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #63 | 1754 | +40.0 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#191
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,910
in continent
World
#114,754
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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