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Kim, Hyo Seong
🇰🇷FIDE 5234832· Male· South Korea· Born in 2005
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Hyo Seong Kim, a 21-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1761 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Korea Chess League Div2 Round 5-6, 33rd Korea Chess League Div2 Round 3-4, and 32nd Club League Division 2 Round 5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including Via Chess Rapid Open) and 2 blitz events (including Via Chess Blitz Open) recently. He reached South Korean #95 in Mar 2023.
Competes for South Korea since Nov 2025. At junior level, he reached #8 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1761
Standard
Rpd1812·Blz1717
All-time high
1761
at best
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,842
#88,842 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1761
at age 21
May 2026
2025
Switched federation: PHI → KOR
at age 20
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+300 Elo)
1343 → 1643
Jan 2025
2024
8th South Korean U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1643
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+96
1665 → 1761
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
6/ 6100.0%
6W0D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2329 | +18.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2463 | +34.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2489 | +42.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Korea
#127
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,209
in continent
World
#88,840
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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