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Kim, Changhoon
CM🇰🇷FIDE 34117234· Male· South Korea· Born in 1985
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Changhoon Kim, a 41-year-old South Korean Candidate Master, is rated 1952 — his current career high and ranked 26th among South Korean players. He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Open, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters, and 32nd Club League Division 1 Round 5-6. He reached South Korean #12 in Apr 2017.
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 29).
Current rating
1952
Standard
Rpd1894·Blz1896
All-time high
1952
at best
Feb 2026 · age 41
Feb 2026 · age 41
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26
#26 · South Korean players · of 660
Career timeline
15 entries2026
1st South Korean 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1952
May 2026
All-time peak 1952
at age 41
Feb 2026
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1894 → returned at 1877
Feb 2020
2019
6-month rising streak
+80 Elo
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Oct 2018
2017
Peak South Korean rank: #12
at age 32 · rated 1935
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1883 → 1952
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
7W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2267 | +41.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #42 | 2036 | +35.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #28 | 1716 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsInguh KimCM
🇰🇷KOR·1964
+8 −6 =2
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHongjin AhnIM
🇰🇷KOR·2336
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsGeorgiy Li
🇰🇷KOR·1978
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsSehyun KwonFM
🇰🇷KOR·2286
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsDoyun Kim
🇰🇷KOR·1640
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
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South Korea
#26
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,346
in continent
World
#36,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Korea
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