2026 Korea Youth Championship U14
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30 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 1790, and top seed was Jiwoo Lee (🇰🇷 KOR, 1864).
Jiwoo Lee (🇰🇷 KOR, 1864) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Joohyuk Hong (5.5) and Jihu Song (5.0). Lee broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Gyuyeon Lee (1629) beat Eram Joo (1817), a +188-point gap.
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×29
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJiwoo Lee led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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3
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R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Jiwoo Lee held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jiwoo Lee drew with Joohyuk Hong (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jiwoo Lee 3 wins (R1–R3)Joohyuk Hong 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jiwoo Lee | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Joohyuk Hong | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Onyoo Park | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jihu Song | ½ | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee, Jiwoo | 1864 | KOR | +20B | +15N | +4B | =2N | +5B | =3N | +8B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.75 | 2045 | +54.0 |
| 2 | Hong, Joohyuk | 1845 | KOR | +12N | +6B | +11N | =1B | −3N | +4B | +10N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 32.5 | 24.50 | 1976 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Song, Jihu | 1842 | KOR | +27B | +8N | +5B | =10N | +2B | =1B | −4N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 21.50 | 1889 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Park, Onyoo | 1811 | KOR | +18B | +19N | −1N | +13B | +9B | −2N | +3B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1883 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Lee, Gyuyeon | 1629 | KOR | +23B | +16N | −3N | +26B | −1N | +17B | +9B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 1855 | +58.8 |
| 6 | Lee, Ain | 1754 | KOR | +22B | −2N | +18B | =8N | +24B | −9N | +15B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1764 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Kim, Juwon | 1617 | KOR | =26N | +17B | −10N | +27B | −15N | +23B | +16N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1756 | +38.4 |
| 8 | Shin, Yisoo | 1703 | KOR | +28N | −3B | +14N | =6B | +11N | =10B | −1N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 14.25 | 1747 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Joo, Eram | 1817 | KOR | +14N | −11B | +26N | +15B | −4N | +6B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 1700 | -37.2 |
| 10 | Ock, Seungheon | 1730 | KOR | =24B | +20N | +7B | =3B | =16N | =8N | −2B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1742 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Park, Jonggeon | 1695 | KOR | +25B | +9N | −2B | =16N | −8B | +18N | =17B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1719 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Lee, Yeonho | 1554 | KOR | −2B | +25N | −15B | −23N | +29B | +24N | +18B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1660 | +20.8 |
| 13 | Ahn, Taehyun | 1502 | KOR | −16B | +30N | +19B | −4N | −18B | +25N | +24B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1585 | +18.0 |
| 14 | Kim, Taeu | 1547 | KOR | −9B | +23N | −8B | −25N | +20B | +27N | +21B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.50 | 1699 | +32.0 |
| 15 | Kim, Hajoon | 1749 | KOR | +21N | −1B | +12N | −9N | +7B | =16B | −6N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 13.25 | 1695 | -17.2 |
| 16 | Son, Juwon | 1783 | KOR | +13N | −5B | +17N | =11B | =10B | =15N | −7B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 13.25 | 1645 | -50.4 |
| 17 | Park, Chabeen | 1612 | KOR | +30B | −7N | −16B | +22N | +25B | −5N | =11N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1490 | -32.0 |
| 18 | Kim, Hanjun A | 1535 | KOR | −4N | +28B | −6N | +29B | +13N | −11B | −12N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1496 | -23.6 |
| 19 | Yoon, Sungtak | 1644 | KOR | +29N | −4B | −13N | −24N | +22B | −21B | +23N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1314 | -83.6 |
| 20 | Yun, Juhyeon | 1585 | KOR | −1N | −10B | −29N | +30B | −14N | +26B | +25N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 924 | -39.6 |
| 21 | Oh, Jeongyun | 1478 | KOR | −15B | =27N | −24B | +28N | =23B | +19N | −14N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1516 | +4.8 |
| 22 | Kim, Jio | 1479 | KOR | −6N | +29B | −27N | −17B | −19N | +28B | +26N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1357 | -31.6 |
| 23 | Kim, Seonyul | 0 | KOR | −5N | −14B | +28N | +12B | =21N | −7N | −19B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 7.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Lim, Siheon | 1474 | KOR | =10N | −26B | +21N | +19B | −6N | −12B | −13N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1554 | +19.2 |
| 25 | Jang, Hyeonwoo | 0 | KOR | −11N | −12B | +30N | +14B | −17N | −13B | −20B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Lee, Sean Minsung | 0 | KOR | =7B | +24N | −9B | −5N | =27B | −20N | −22B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Bae, Dohyun | 1553 | KOR | −3N | =21B | +22B | −7N | =26N | −14B | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1454 | -28.0 |
| 28 | Lho, Yoojun | 1436 | KOR | −8B | −18N | −23B | −21B | +30N | −22N | +29B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 759 | -53.6 |
| 29 | Kim, Doehyuk | 0 | KOR | −19B | −22N | +20B | −18N | −12N | =30B | −28N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1271 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 13238841 | 0 | — | −17N | −13B | −25B | −20N | −28B | =29N | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 0.75 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lee, GyuyeonKOR+58.85.0 pts · #14
- 2Lee, JiwooKOR+54.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Hong, JoohyukKOR+45.25.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Yoon, SungtakKOR-83.63.0 pts · #24
- 2Lho, YoojunKOR-53.62.0 pts · #30
- 3Son, JuwonKOR-50.43.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R7+188 Elo gap
- R4+170 Elo gap
- R7+166 Elo gap