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Yang, Dongwoo
🇰🇷FIDE 13221841· Male· South Korea· Born in 2008
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Dongwoo Yang, a 18-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1853. He is rising rapidly, having gained +123 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Korea National Championship - Men, 32nd Club League Division 1 Round 9-10, and 32nd Club League Division 1 Round 7-8. Also played 3 rapid (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Rapid-U18) and 2 blitz events (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Blitz-U18) recently. His peak of 1929 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2026); he also reached South Korean #26 in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #5 and #13 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1772·Blz1658
All-time high
1929
−76 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
5th South Korean U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1929
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1929
at age 18 · −76 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Peak South Korean rank: #26
at age 17 · rated 1915
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Aug 2025
2024
13th South Korean U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1652
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+293 Elo)
1359 → 1652
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+132
1721 → 1853
Tournaments
10
44 games
Score
28.5/ 4464.8%
24W9D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJing Xi Jonathan Lee1,919·9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U18·R9·+26.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #44 | 1683 | -76.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2103 | +20.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 1858 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #8 | 2023 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1966 | +22.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1966 | +7.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2711 | +51.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2728 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #10 | 1985 | +84.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 1697 | -8.4 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#58
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,214
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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