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Kim, Jaeha
🇰🇷FIDE 13219790· Male· South Korea· Born in 2017
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Jaeha Kim, a 9-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1685. He is on a breakout run, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th LSH Tournament, 2026 Korea National Championship - Men, and 34th LSH Tournament. Also played 3 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 1719 was reached at age 7 (Dec 2024, South Korean #91 at the time).
At junior level, he reached World #5 in U8 and #6 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1685
Standard
Rpd1523·Blz1660
All-time high
1719
−34 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 7
Dec 2024 · age 7
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#115,105
#115,105 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1540 → 1663
Apr 2026
6th South Korean U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1680
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 9
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 8
Jun 2025
5th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1719
Jan 2025
2024
Peak South Korean rank: #91
at age 7 · rated 1719
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1639 → 1685
Tournaments
18
108 games
Score
66/ 10861.1%
59W14D35L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsA M Chesandu Yuven Aththanayaka1,511·FIDE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 U8 group·R2·-27.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2412 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #36 | 1632 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/3 | #2 | 2425 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #7 | 1940 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #9 | 1855 | +22.8 |
Worst Elo result: 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U8 (-49.6 Elo, finished #13).
Rankings
/
South Korea
#194
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,975
in continent
World
#115,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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