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Kwak, Joohwan

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FIDEFIDE 13220977· Male· South Korea· Born in 2016

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Joohwan Kwak, a 10-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1801 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 10. He is rising rapidly, having gained +200 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Songdo International Open - A, Via May Invitational (Candidates), and 33rd Korea Chess League Div4a Round 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. He reached South Korean #94 in Jun 2026.

At junior level, he reached #2 and #3 nationally in U10 and U8.

Current rating

1801

Standard

Rpd1524·Blz1426

All-time high

1801

at best
Jun 2026 · age 10

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#182 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Peak South Korean rank: #94
at age 10 · rated 1801
Jun 2026
2nd South Korean U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1801
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1801
at age 10
Jun 2026
8-month rising streak
+273 Elo
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1510 → 1710
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
32nd LSH Tournament
perf 2375 (+707) · 5/5 · #1
Top opponent
2025 Korea Youth Selection U10 · Jun 2025 · +11.3 Elo
Evolution
+123
16781801
Tournaments
23
124 games
Score
73.5/ 12459.3%
62W23D39L

Last 12 months — tournaments

19 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263/6#171849+21.2
Round-Robin
May 20264/7#21827+27.6
Team
May 20260.5/2#201716-5.6
Team
Apr 20262/1#72635+25.2
Round-Robin
Mar 20266/9#21862+71.1
Team
Mar 20261/2#121661-5.3
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/7#481593-44.5
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/6#31934+3.2
Swiss
Jan 20264/6#21672+4.0
Swiss
Jan 20265/5#42395+39.6
Worst Elo result: 30th LSH Tournament (-71.8 Elo, finished #13).

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Rankings

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South Korea
#94
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,305
in continent
World
#76,063
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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7
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8
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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6
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2
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9
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