2026 Korea Youth Championship U8
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 07 Feb 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. Top 10 Elo average was 448, and top seed was Yoonwoo Do (🇰🇷 KOR, 1554).
Yoonwoo Do (🇰🇷 KOR, 1554) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Heewook Yang (6.0) and Sian Jung (5.0). Do shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
04 Feb 2026 → 07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×5
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
3
1
2
3
3
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Do takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yoonwoo Do drew with Heewook Yang (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Heewook Yang won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yoonwoo Do | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Heewook Yang | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Sian Jung | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4FIDE 13238264 | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do, Yoonwoo | 1554 | KOR | +5B | +9N | =3B | +4N | =2B | +7B | +11N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 21.00 | 1459 | -10.4 |
| 2 | Yang, Heewook | 1422 | KOR | +8B | +13N | +7B | =3N | =1N | +5B | +10B | 6.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 17.50 | 1527 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Jung, Sian | 1499 | KOR | +12N | +10B | =1N | =2B | +8N | +6B | −4N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 14.50 | 1488 | -1.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 13238264 | 0 | — | −9B | +6N | +13B | −1B | =12N | +8N | +3B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 13238663 | 0 | — | −1N | +12B | +10N | −8B | +7N | −2N | +6B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cho, Yihwan | 0 | KOR | =7N | −4B | =12N | +10B | +13B | −3N | −5N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 13239082 | 0 | — | =6B | +11N | −2N | +9B | −5B | −1N | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 13236598 | 0 | — | −2N | F | =9B | +5N | −3B | −4B | +13N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 13232703 | 0 | — | +4N | −1B | =8N | −7N | −11B | F | +12B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jeong, Yul | 0 | KOR | +11B | −3N | −5B | −6N | F | +13B | −2N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 13238655 | 0 | — | −10N | −7B | F | −13N | +9N | +12B | −1B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 13234200 | 0 | — | −3B | −5N | =6B | F | =4B | −11N | −9N | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.75 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 13227491 | 0 | — | F | −2B | −4N | +11B | −6N | −10N | −8B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yang, HeewookKOR+11.66.0 pts · #4
- 2Cho, YihwanKOR0.03.0 pts · #12
- 3FIDE 132274910.01.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Do, YoonwooKOR-10.46.0 pts · #3
- 2Jung, SianKOR-1.25.0 pts · #1
- 3Cho, YihwanKOR0.03.0 pts · #12