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Choi, Chanuk

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FIDEFIDE 13224530· Male· South Korea· Born in 2009

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Chanuk Choi, a 17-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1796 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +107 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Korea Chess League Div4b Round 3-4, 37th iChess Cup, and 2026 Korea Youth Championship U18. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st iChess Masters Rapid 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 CTCA International Chess Open-Blitz) recently. He reached South Korean #90 in May 2026.

At junior level, he reached #12 and #12 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1796

Standard

Rpd1676·Blz1669

All-time high

1796

at best
May 2026 · age 17

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#77,644

#77,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1689 → 1796
Jun 2026
Peak South Korean rank: #90
at age 17 · rated 1796
May 2026
12th South Korean U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1796
May 2026
All-time peak 1796
at age 17
May 2026
2025
12th South Korean U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1718
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
37th iChess Cup
perf 2415 (+630) · 5.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Chaeyul Lee 1,730
2026 Korea Youth Championship U18 · Feb 2026 · +21.3 Elo
Evolution
+105
16911796
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
28.5/ 4267.9%
25W7D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoohwan Kwak1,685·26th LSH Open·R5·+21.8
Top 3 losses

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Mar 20262/2#12427+31.6
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/5#12415+60.0
Swiss
Feb 20263/7#51701-7.6
12th Queen's
Swiss
Oct 20253/3#82376+7.6
Team
Oct 20254/3#12370+46.4
Team
Aug 20253.5/2#162383+13.2
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/3#742658-36.0
Swiss
Jul 20253/4#131830-11.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 CTCA International Chess Open-Open U19GU19U17GU17 (-36.0 Elo, finished #74).

Rankings

/
South Korea
#99
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,511
in continent
World
#77,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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World
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8
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9
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