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Kim, Yegeon
🇰🇷FIDE 13219022· Male· South Korea· Born in 2010
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Yegeon Kim, a 16-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1998 — his current career high and ranked 17th among South Korean players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +187 Elo over the past 12 months. 144 rated games in the past year (≈83/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men), Songdo International Open - A, and Via May Invitational (Masters). Also played 3 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U16) and 2 blitz events (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz U16) recently. He reached South Korean #17 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4, #3 and #15 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1717·Blz1760
All-time high
1998
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
133 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · South Korean players · of 660
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak South Korean rank: #17
at age 16 · rated 1998
Jun 2026
4th South Korean U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1998
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1998
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2025
2024
3rd South Korean U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1836
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+595 Elo)
1241 → 1836
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+125
1873 → 1998
Tournaments
26
141 games
Score
91/ 14164.5%
79W24D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #5 | 2003 | +39.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 1945 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2021 | +53.9 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2599 | +23.5 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #3 | 2086 | +27.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #26 | 1677 | -19.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 1937 | +31.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #13 | 1736 | -10.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2507 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #41 | 1771 | -48.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSihoo Park
🇰🇷KOR·2025
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSeojun Jang
🇰🇷KOR·1738
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsHeesung Moon
🇰🇷KOR·1782
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJooyeon KimWCM
🇰🇷KOR·1928
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHungi YunFM
🇰🇷KOR·2214
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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South Korea
#17
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,462
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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