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2026 Korea Youth Championship G12

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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 (πŸ‡°πŸ‡· KOR, WCM, 1858).

Jooyeon Kim (πŸ‡°πŸ‡· 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
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‡·WCMJooyeon Kim1858
Avg top 10
1,405
Participants
11
Titled players Β· 1
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·South KoreaΓ—10
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    WCMJooyeon Kim
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1858
    7.0ptsΒ·2340perf+40.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Nayoon B Kim
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1693
    5.0ptsΒ·1698perf+3.6
  • πŸ₯‰
    Jian A Lee
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1601
    5.0ptsΒ·1719perf+37.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

WCM Jooyeon Kim led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Kim7Lee5Kim5Song4Yang3Seo3
R4–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

WCM Jooyeon Kim never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Jooyeon Kim beat Jian A Lee (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

WCM Jooyeon Kim 7 wins (R1–R7)Jian A Lee 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMJooyeon Kim*
1
1
1
2Jian A Lee
0
*
0
1
3Nayoon B Kim
0
1
*
1
4Rina Song
0
0
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Kim, JooyeonWCM1858KOR+8B+4N+2B+3N+6N+5B+9B7.022.024.024.002340+40.0
2Kim, Nayoon B1693KOR+7N+9Bβˆ’1N+10Bβˆ’5N+3B+4N5.024.025.015.001698+3.6
3Lee, Jian A1601KOR+6B+11N+5Bβˆ’1B+4Nβˆ’2N+8B5.024.024.012.001719+37.2
4Song, Rina1532KOR+10Bβˆ’1B+9N+8Nβˆ’3B+7Nβˆ’2B4.024.025.08.001587+17.2
5Yang, Hayoon1555KORβˆ’9N+7Bβˆ’3NF+2Bβˆ’1N+11B3.022.022.08.001536-10.4
6Seo, Yerin1446KORβˆ’3Nβˆ’8NF+9Bβˆ’1B+11N+10B3.017.017.03.001390-14.4
7Park, Siyul1473KORβˆ’2Bβˆ’5N+8B+11N+10Nβˆ’4BF3.015.015.03.001374-22.8
8Yang, Haeun1484KORβˆ’1N+6Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’4BF+10Nβˆ’3N2.023.023.04.001341-37.6
9Park, Halyn1408KOR+5Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’6N+11BFβˆ’1N2.022.022.03.001366-12.8
10Jung, Jaeyeon0KORβˆ’4NF+11Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’8Bβˆ’6N1.017.017.00.007250.0
11FIDE 132358500β€”Fβˆ’3Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’5N0.017.017.00.007000.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
2026 Korea Youth Championship G12 β€” Seongnam, South Korea | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats