2025 Korea Youth Selection U16 & U18
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Gwacheon, South Korea. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1809, and top seed was Hungi Yun (🇰🇷 KOR, FM, 2058).
Woosung Lee (🇰🇷 KOR, 1802) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Hungi Yun (6.0) and Jinwoo Noh (5.0). Lee shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Junseo Cho (1510) beat Sihoo Park (1799), a +289-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWoosung Lee led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Woosung Lee takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Woosung Lee drew with FM Hungi Yun (Black).
Woosung Lee 4 wins (R4–R7)FM Hungi Yun 3 wins (R5–R7)Jinwoo Noh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Woosung Lee | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMHungi Yun | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Jinwoo Noh | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Hayul Lim | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee, Woosung | 1802 | KOR | +20N | +15B | =2N | +17B | +3B | +7N | +4B | 6.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 24.00 | 2219 | +103.6 |
| 2 | Yun, HungiFM | 2058 | KOR | +7B | +25N | =1B | =3N | +12B | +6N | +8N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 21.75 | 2012 | -4.4 |
| 3 | Noh, Jinwoo | 1935 | KOR | +9N | +11B | +16N | =2B | −1N | =5B | +13N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 19.75 | 1919 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Kim, Yegeon | 1811 | KOR | =13N | −16B | +14N | +8N | +11B | +9B | −1N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.25 | 1749 | -16.8 |
| 5 | Lim, Hayul | 1814 | KOR | +19B | =6N | =8B | =7N | =13B | =3N | +14B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.00 | 1806 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Moon, Heesung | 1663 | KOR | +18N | =5B | =17N | +16B | =9N | −2B | +12N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1801 | +40.4 |
| 7 | Kim, Doun | 1636 | KOR | −2N | +14B | +23N | =5B | +17N | −1B | =9N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 11.75 | 1802 | +45.2 |
| 8 | Lee, Minseong | 0 | KOR | =14N | +13B | =5N | −4B | +15N | +10N | −2B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 14.50 | 1770 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kawai, Leon | 1633 | KOR | −3B | +24N | +25B | +10N | =6B | −4N | =7B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1736 | +26.8 |
| 10 | You, Eunsung | 1647 | KOR | +21N | −17B | +18N | −9B | +16N | −8B | +15B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1685 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Park, Sihoo | 1799 | KOR | +24B | −3N | +22B | −12N | −4N | +20B | +19B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1514 | -58.0 |
| 12 | Cho, Junseo | 1510 | KOR | −17N | +21B | +15N | +11B | −2N | =13N | −6B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.25 | 1678 | +44.4 |
| 13 | Yan, Nikita | 1570 | KOR | =4B | −8N | +19B | +25N | =5N | =12B | −3B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1783 | +64.4 |
| 14 | Moon, Sunwoong | 1696 | KOR | =8B | −7N | −4B | +24N | +22B | +17B | −5N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1575 | -24.0 |
| 15 | On, Taeyeon | 1660 | KOR | +22B | −1N | −12B | +21N | −8B | +18B | −10N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 852 | -60.8 |
| 16 | Kim, Yubin | 1637 | KOR | +23B | +4N | −3B | −6N | −10B | −19N | +21N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1485 | -37.6 |
| 17 | Kim, Yejun | 1804 | KOR | +12B | +10N | =6B | −1N | −7B | −14N | F | 2.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 9.75 | 1604 | -64.4 |
| 18 | Lee, Seowoo | 0 | KOR | −6B | +19N | −10B | =22N | +23B | −15N | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kim, Heeyou | 1571 | KOR | −5N | −18B | −13N | F | +25B | +16B | −11N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1635 | +14.8 |
| 20 | Choi, Doeun | 0 | KOR | −1B | −22N | +24B | =23N | =21B | −11N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Park, Juyoung | 0 | KOR | −10B | −12N | F | −15B | =20N | +22N | −16B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Park, Hanseul | 0 | KOR | −15N | +20B | −11N | =18B | −14N | −21B | −24N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 13231910 | 0 | — | −16N | F | −7B | =20B | −18N | +24B | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kim, Eunho | 0 | KOR | −11N | −9B | −20N | −14B | F | −23N | +22B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 916 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chung, Junhyeon | 1712 | KOR | F | −2B | −9N | −13B | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 912 | -83.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lee, WoosungKOR+103.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Yan, NikitaKOR+64.43.5 pts · #7
- 3Kim, DounKOR+45.24.0 pts · #9
- 1Chung, JunhyeonKOR-83.60.0 pts · #24
- 2Kim, YejunKOR-64.42.5 pts · #12
- 3On, TaeyeonKOR-60.83.0 pts · #25
- R4+289 Elo gap
- R2+174 Elo gap
- R5+168 Elo gap