32nd LSH Tournament
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1606, and top seed was Yongsu Han (🇰🇷 KOR, 1714).
Joohwan Kwak (🇰🇷 KOR, 1626) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Nayoon B Kim (4.0) and Jaeha Kim (4.0). Kwak shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Youngbin Ki (1474) beat Yongsu Han (1714), a +240-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJoohwan Kwak led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Joohwan Kwak takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Joohwan Kwak beat Chabeen Park (White).
Joohwan Kwak won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwak, Joohwan | 1626 | KOR | +8N | +13B | −2N | +4B | +3N | +6B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 14.50 | 1812 | +46.4 |
| 2 | Kim, Nayoon B | 1608 | KOR | +17B | +6N | +1B | −3N | +5B | −4N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1635 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Kim, Jaeha | 1605 | KOR | +16N | +4B | −7N | +2B | −1B | +5N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 1780 | +35.6 |
| 4 | Park, Chabeen | 1664 | KOR | +5B | −3N | +8B | −1N | +15B | +2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1669 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Seo, Yerin | 1451 | KOR | −4N | +16B | +13N | +6B | −2N | −3B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1500 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Ki, Youngbin | 1474 | KOR | +14B | −2B | +17N | −5N | +8B | −1N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1407 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Oh, Seonghyun | 0 | KOR | +9B | =14N | +3B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.75 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cho, Yihwan | 0 | KOR | −1B | +18N | −4N | +16B | −6N | −10B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Park, Junseo | 1512 | KOR | −7N | −17B | −14B | +12N | −10N | +16B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1469 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Song, Haeseong | 1585 | KOR | F | F | F | −11N | +9B | +8N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1524 | -6.8 |
| 11 | Kim, Junesun | 1531 | GUM | F | F | F | +10B | +13N | −15B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1719 | +29.2 |
| 12 | Song, Rina | 1492 | KOR | F | F | F | −9B | +16N | +13B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1507 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Park, Junewoo | 1524 | KOR | +18B | −1N | −5B | =15N | −11B | −12N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 1190 | -65.6 |
| 14 | Han, Yongsu | 1714 | KOR | −6N | =7B | +9N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1492 | -11.2 |
| 15 | Choi, Hyunbin | 1695 | KOR | F | F | F | =13B | −4N | +11N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1567 | -10.0 |
| 16 | Jeong, Yul | 0 | KOR | −3B | −5N | +18B | −8N | −12B | −9N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hong, Sungin | 0 | KOR | −2N | +9N | −6B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 13237489 | 0 | — | −13N | −8B | −16N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kwak, JoohwanKOR+46.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Kim, JaehaKOR+35.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Kim, JunesunGUM+29.22.0 pts · #7
- 1Park, JunewooKOR-65.61.5 pts · #15
- 2Ki, YoungbinKOR-13.63.0 pts · #11
- 3Han, YongsuKOR-11.21.5 pts · #12
- R1+240 Elo gap