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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 1642 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 38th iChess Cup, 2026 Korea Youth Championship U16, and 36th iChess Cup.

At junior level, he reached #40 nationally in U16.

Current rating

1642

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1642

at best
Jun 2026 · age 16

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

#131,199

#131,199 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
40th South Korean U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1642
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1556 → 1642
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1642
at age 16
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
38th iChess Cup
perf 2389 (+747) · 5/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Junhyeon Chung 1,763
34th iChess Cup · Sep 2025 · +31.0 Elo
Evolution
+86
1556 → 1642
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
28/ 4660.9%
23W10D13L
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]vsTaeu Kim1,652·38th iChess Cup·R3·+20.6
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
38th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
May 20265/5#52389+62.8
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
33th iChess Cup
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/5#1514580.0
Worst Elo result: CZECH OPEN 2025 - C - open rating tournament (-40.8 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
South Korea
#248
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#19,637
in continent
World
#131,193
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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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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4
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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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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2
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4
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2,777
4
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6
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7
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8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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