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Song, Jihu
🇰🇷FIDE 13219057· Male· South Korea· Born in 2013
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Jihu Song, a 13-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1953 — his current career high and ranked 25th among South Korean players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +186 Elo over the past 12 months. 101 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Songdo International Open - A, Via May Invitational (Masters), and 33rd Korea Chess League Division 1 Round 5-6. Also played 3 blitz events (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz U12) recently. He reached South Korean #25 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1953
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1792
All-time high
1953
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · South Korean players · of 660
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak South Korean rank: #25
at age 13 · rated 1953
Jun 2026
2nd South Korean U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1953
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1953
at age 13
Jun 2026
2025
2nd South Korean U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1867
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 12
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament_U16perf 2432 (+617) · 7/7 · #2
Evolution
+127
1826 → 1953
Tournaments
17
105 games
Score
69.5/ 10566.2%
56W27D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #16 | 1714 | -42.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2217 | +140.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 1904 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 1819 | -19.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2415 | +13.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1859 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 1810 | -6.3 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 1893 | +20.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1997 | +70.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #37 | 1777 | -29.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSeojun Jang
🇰🇷KOR·1738
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKaviinayan Meiyazhagan
🇰🇷KOR·1998
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndrey Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1798
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKeonwoo Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1515
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Korea
#25
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,327
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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