33rd LSH Tournament
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1608, and top seed was Yongsu Han (🇰🇷 KOR, 1691).
Jiyu Hur (🇰🇷 KOR, 1634) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Sihyeon B Kim (4.5) and Joohwan Kwak (4.0). Hur took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Geono Kim (1469) beat Doyun A Lee (1633), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seoul, South Korea
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,608
Participants
30
Federations · 3 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×26
🇬🇺Guam×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
12
6
2
1
1
2
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Jiyu Hur held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Hur takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jiyu Hur lost to Sihyeon B Kim (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jiyu Hur | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sihyeon B Kim | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Joohwan Kwak | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Doyun A Lee | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hur, Jiyu | 1634 | KOR | +13N | +7B | =12N | +3B | +4N | −2B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 14.25 | 1943 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Kim, Sihyeon B | 0 | KOR | −6B | =14N | +29B | +9N | +13B | +1N | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kwak, Joohwan | 1668 | KOR | +14B | +6N | +17B | −1N | +5B | −4N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 1677 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Lee, Doyun A | 1633 | KOR | +15B | −17N | +24B | +6N | −1B | +3B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 1627 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Kim, Nayoon B | 1590 | KOR | +18B | −12B | +7N | +13B | −3N | +15N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1563 | -6.0 |
| 6 | Do, Yoonwoo | 1555 | KOR | +2N | −3B | +8N | −4B | −11N | +26B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1553 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Jung, Heewon | 1474 | KOR | +11B | −1N | −5B | −15N | +14B | +16N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1426 | -7.6 |
| 8 | Kim, Siwon | 1452 | KOR | −10B | +30N | −6B | =11N | =16B | +13N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1428 | -4.8 |
| 9 | Lee, Jaemyung | 1500 | KOR | −19N | +29B | −13N | −2B | +27N | +20B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1417 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Shebl, Hassan | 1675 | EGY | +8N | +22B | +21N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2337 | +38.0 |
| 11 | Lee, Taewon | 0 | KOR | −7N | −13B | +18N | =8B | +6B | −?N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Choi, Hyunbin | 1688 | KOR | +24B | +5N | =1B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.25 | 1833 | +10.2 |
| 13 | Kyeong, Soohyun | 1430 | KOR | −1B | +11N | +9B | −5N | −2N | −8B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1353 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Yang, Heewook | 1432 | KOR | −3N | =2B | −19N | =16B | −7N | +28B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 769 | -25.6 |
| 15 | Han, Yul | 0 | KOR | −4N | +16B | −22N | +7B | −?N | −5B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 13231910 | 0 | — | −17B | −15N | +30B | =14N | =8N | −7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1264 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kim, Geono | 1469 | KOR | +16N | +4B | −3N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1650 | +19.2 |
| 18 | Kim, Rian | 0 | KOR | −5N | −24N | −11B | −25B | +?N | +27B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lee, Junseo A | 0 | KOR | +9B | −21N | +14B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Seol, Youngjun | 1411 | KOR | F | F | F | +28B | +25N | −9N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1470 | +6.8 |
| 21 | Kwak, Jeonghwan | 1598 | KOR | +29N | +19B | −10B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 875 | -16.0 |
| 22 | Kim, Junesun | 1542 | GUM | +30B | −10N | +15B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 875 | -13.2 |
| 23 | Shin, Wonseok | 0 | KOR | F | F | F | +?B | −26N | +25B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Seo, Yerin | 1460 | KOR | −12N | +18B | −4N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 860 | -19.2 |
| 25 | Park, Junewoo | 1451 | KOR | F | F | F | +18N | −20B | −23N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 606 | -21.6 |
| 26 | Jea, Daeul | 1450 | KOR | F | F | F | F | +23B | −6N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 757 | -14.4 |
| 27 | Seol, Yunseo | 0 | KOR | F | F | F | +?N | −9B | −18N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 13237551 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −20N | +?B | −14N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Jung, Jaeyeon | 0 | KOR | −21B | −9N | −2N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kim, Suhyun | 0 | KOR | −22N | −8B | −16N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hur, JiyuKOR+66.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Shebl, HassanEGY+38.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Kim, GeonoKOR+19.22.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Yang, HeewookKOR-25.62.0 pts · #21
- 2Park, JunewooKOR-21.61.0 pts · #27
- 3Seo, YerinKOR-19.21.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R2+164 Elo gap