CChessStats
Format
SJ

Song, Jinwoo

FM🇰🇷

FIDEFIDE 413003· Male· South Korea· Born in 1973

Follow Jinwoo SongTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Jinwoo Song, a 53-year-old South Korean FIDE Master, is rated 1921 and ranked 33rd among South Korean players. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 16 months (2015–2017), 15 months (2017–2018), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 24 months (2022–2024) and 25 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including BCC FIde Blitz January 2026) recently. His peak of 2007 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2007); he also reached South Korean #4 in Apr 2005 and spent 24 months in South Korean top 5.

Competes for South Korea since Apr 2006. Awarded FM in 2006 (age 33).

Current rating

1921

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1874

All-time high

2007

−86 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 34

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#33

#33 · South Korean players · of 646
24 months in National top 5 (2004–2011)

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
1st South Korean 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1921
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1921
Mar 2024
2022
1st South Korean 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1879
Apr 2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1879 → returned at 1927
Feb 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1881 → returned at 1879
Feb 2019
2018
1st South Korean 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1907
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tsz Sang Tang 1,795
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026 · Apr 2026 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
-6
1927 → 1921
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTom Barbe1,997·23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026·R9·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/8#141880-6.2

Rankings

/
South Korea
#33
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,114
in continent
World
#43,080
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Korea
1
🇰🇷Lee, JunhyeokFollow Junhyeok LeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,394
2
🇰🇷Ahn, HongjinFollow Hongjin AhnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,331
3
🇰🇷Kwon, SehyunFollow Sehyun KwonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,283
4
🇰🇷Yun, HungiFollow Hungi YunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,225
5
🇰🇷Rentsen, ErdenetulgaFollow Erdenetulga RentsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,182
6
🇰🇷Huh, IsaakFollow Isaak HuhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,174
7
🇰🇷Lee, KyungseokFollow Kyungseok LeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,111
8
🇰🇷Gu, InjungFollow Injung GuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,077
9
🇰🇷Eynula, RozaFollow Roza EynulaTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,048
10
🇰🇷Noh, JinwooFollow Jinwoo NohTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,038
...
33🇰🇷Song, Jinwoo1,921
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
5114🇰🇷Song, Jinwoo1,921
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
43080🇰🇷Song, Jinwoo1,921