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2026 Korea Youth Championship U8

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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 (πŸ‡°πŸ‡· KOR, 1554).

Yoonwoo Do (πŸ‡°πŸ‡· 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
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
04 Feb 2026 β†’ 07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·Yoonwoo Do1554
Avg top 10
448
Participants
13
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·South KoreaΓ—5
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Yoonwoo Do
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1554
    6.0ptsΒ·1459perf-10.4
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Heewook Yang
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1422
    6.0ptsΒ·1527perf+11.6
  • πŸ₯‰
    Sian Jung
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1499
    5.0ptsΒ·1488perf-1.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight 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
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Do6Yang6Jung54.54Cho3
R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Do takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.5).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Yoonwoo Do drew with Heewook Yang (White).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

Heewook Yang won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Yoonwoo Do*
Β½
Β½
1
2Heewook Yang
Β½
*
Β½
β€”
3Sian Jung
Β½
Β½
*
0
4FIDE 13238264
0
β€”
1
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Do, Yoonwoo1554KOR+5B+9N=3B+4N=2B+7B+11N6.024.526.521.001459-10.4
2Yang, Heewook1422KOR+8B+13N+7B=3N=1N+5B+10B6.022.023.017.501527+11.6
3Jung, Sian1499KOR+12N+10B=1N=2B+8N+6Bβˆ’4N5.024.025.014.501488-1.2
4FIDE 132382640β€”βˆ’9B+6N+13Bβˆ’1B=12N+8N+3B4.520.021.012.0015270.0
5FIDE 132386630β€”βˆ’1N+12B+10Nβˆ’8B+7Nβˆ’2N+6B4.022.023.08.506880.0
6Cho, Yihwan0KOR=7Nβˆ’4B=12N+10B+13Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’5N3.019.020.04.756980.0
7FIDE 132390820β€”=6B+11Nβˆ’2N+9Bβˆ’5Bβˆ’1NF2.523.523.56.006880.0
8FIDE 132365980β€”βˆ’2NF=9B+5Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’4B+13N2.523.023.06.256590.0
9FIDE 132327030β€”+4Nβˆ’1B=8Nβˆ’7Nβˆ’11BF+12B2.518.518.56.757560.0
10Jeong, Yul0KOR+11Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’6NF+13Bβˆ’2N2.021.021.03.006590.0
11FIDE 132386550β€”βˆ’10Nβˆ’7BFβˆ’13N+9N+12Bβˆ’1B2.015.015.03.507560.0
12FIDE 132342000β€”βˆ’3Bβˆ’5N=6BF=4Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’9N1.021.021.03.756980.0
13FIDE 132274910β€”Fβˆ’2Bβˆ’4N+11Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’10Nβˆ’8B1.020.020.02.006190.0

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