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Choi, Chanuk
🇰🇷FIDE 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
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,644
#77,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
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
Evolution
+105
1691 → 1796
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
28.5/ 4267.9%
25W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2427 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2415 | +60.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #5 | 1701 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #8 | 2376 | +7.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/3 | #1 | 2370 | +46.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3.5/2 | #16 | 2383 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/3 | #74 | 2658 | -36.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #13 | 1830 | -11.2 |
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
Europe
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