2026 Korea Youth Championship G12
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 07 Feb 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1405, and top seed was Jooyeon Kim (🇰🇷 KOR, WCM, 1858).
Jooyeon Kim (🇰🇷 KOR, WCM, 1858) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Nayoon B Kim (5.0) and Jian A Lee (5.0). Kim won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Halyn Park (1408) beat Hayoon Yang (1555), a +147-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
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWCM Jooyeon Kim led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
WCM Jooyeon Kim never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Jooyeon Kim beat Jian A Lee (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WCM Jooyeon Kim 7 wins (R1–R7)Jian A Lee 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim, JooyeonWCM | 1858 | KOR | +8B | +4N | +2B | +3N | +6N | +5B | +9B | 7.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 2340 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Kim, Nayoon B | 1693 | KOR | +7N | +9B | −1N | +10B | −5N | +3B | +4N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 15.00 | 1698 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Lee, Jian A | 1601 | KOR | +6B | +11N | +5B | −1B | +4N | −2N | +8B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1719 | +37.2 |
| 4 | Song, Rina | 1532 | KOR | +10B | −1B | +9N | +8N | −3B | +7N | −2B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1587 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Yang, Hayoon | 1555 | KOR | −9N | +7B | −3N | F | +2B | −1N | +11B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1536 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Seo, Yerin | 1446 | KOR | −3N | −8N | F | +9B | −1B | +11N | +10B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1390 | -14.4 |
| 7 | Park, Siyul | 1473 | KOR | −2B | −5N | +8B | +11N | +10N | −4B | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1374 | -22.8 |
| 8 | Yang, Haeun | 1484 | KOR | −1N | +6B | −7N | −4B | F | +10N | −3N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1341 | -37.6 |
| 9 | Park, Halyn | 1408 | KOR | +5B | −2N | −4B | −6N | +11B | F | −1N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.00 | 1366 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Jung, Jaeyeon | 0 | KOR | −4N | F | +11B | −2N | −7B | −8B | −6N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 13235850 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −10N | −7B | −9N | −6B | −5N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kim, JooyeonWCMKOR+40.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Lee, Jian AKOR+37.25.0 pts · #2
- 3Song, RinaKOR+17.24.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Yang, HaeunKOR-37.62.0 pts · #8
- 2Park, SiyulKOR-22.83.0 pts · #7
- 3Seo, YerinKOR-14.43.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+147 Elo gap
- R5+138 Elo gap