Via Christmas Invitational (Queens & Kings)
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Seongnam, South Korea. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1844, and top seed was Adith RV (🇰🇷 KOR, 1926).
Yegeon Kim (🇰🇷 KOR, 1892) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Adith RV (5.5) and Anastasiia Khan (4.0). Kim shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Junyoung Jang (1709) beat Kanghyeon Nam (1854), a +145-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×7
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsYegeon Kim led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD
Yegeon Kim held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yegeon Kim beat Adith RV (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Yegeon Kim 4 wins (R1–R4)Adith RV 4 wins (R2–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Kim, Yegeon | 1892 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 18.00 | 22.5 | +56.6 | 2066 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷RV, Adith | 1926 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.00 | 22.5 | +22.2 | 2061 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷WCMKhan, Anastasiia | 1850 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.50 | 24.0 | +8.6 | 1891 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷WCMKim, Jooyeon | 1860 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 12.25 | 24.5 | -8.4 | 1840 |
| 5 | 🇲🇳Anudari Tsogdelger | 1882 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 7.00 | 25.5 | -56.8 | 1735 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Nam, Kanghyeon | 1854 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.00 | 25.5 | -21.0 | 1740 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Kim, Doyeon | 1776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 6.75 | 25.5 | -11.6 | 1750 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Jang, Junyoung | 1709 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.00 | 26.0 | -1.2 | 1704 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kim, YegeonKOR+56.65.5 pts · #1
- 2RV, AdithKOR+22.25.5 pts · #2
- 3Khan, AnastasiiaWCMKOR+8.64.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Anudari TsogdelgerMGL-56.82.5 pts · #5
- 2Nam, KanghyeonKOR-21.02.5 pts · #7
- 3Kim, DoyeonKOR-11.62.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R3+145 Elo gap