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Choi, Sihwan

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FIDEFIDE 13230182· Male· South Korea· Born in 2010

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Sihwan Choi, a 16-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1579 — just 24 short of his peak of 1603 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Korea Youth Championship U16, 36th iChess Cup, and 35th iChess Cup.

At junior level, he reached #44 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1579

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1603

−24 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#154,380

#154,380 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
44th South Korean U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1603
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1556 → 1603
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1603
at age 16 · −24 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
36th iChess Cup
perf 1877 (+274) · 4.5/5 · #8
Top opponent
vs Junhyeon Chung 1,763
34th iChess Cup · Sep 2025 · +31.0 Elo
Evolution
+23
1556 → 1579
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
26/ 4656.5%
22W8D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJunhyeon Chung1,763·34th iChess Cup·R2·+31.0
2.[W]vsJaeheon Chung1,586·35th iChess Cup·R4·+20.7
3.[W]vsJoohyuk Son1,551·34th iChess Cup·R6·+20.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSeunghyeon Han1,492·36th iChess Cup·R3·-26.2
2.[L]vsGabriela Zadrapova1,479·CZECH OPEN 2025 - C - open rating tournament·R6·-22.1
3.[L]vsNoel Hwang1,532·33th iChess Cup·R2·-21.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Korea Youth Championship U16
Swiss
Feb 20263/3#202523-22.8
36th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/5#81877+15.2
35th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/3#112395+24.8
34th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/6#71691+45.6
CZECH OPEN 2025 - C - open rating tournament
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#531475-40.8
Worst Elo result: CZECH OPEN 2025 - C - open rating tournament (-40.8 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

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South Korea
#353
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,187
in continent
World
#154,364
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Korea
1
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2
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3
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2,283
4
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2,225
5
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2,182
6
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2,174
7
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2,111
8
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2,077
9
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2,048
10
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2,038
...
353🇰🇷Choi, Sihwan1,579
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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154364🇰🇷Choi, Sihwan1,579