2026 Korea National Championship - Men

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62 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 02 Mar 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2156, and top seed was Junhyeok Lee (🇰🇷 KOR, IM, 2401).

Junhyeok Lee (🇰🇷 KOR, IM, 2401) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Hongjin Ahn (6.0) and Isaak Huh (6.0). Lee won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kaviinayan Meiyazhagan (1785) beat Hungi Yun (FM, 2262), a +477-point gap.

Location

🇰🇷Seoul, South Korea

Dates

27 Feb 2026 → 02 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇷IMJunhyeok Lee2401

Avg top 10

2,156

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×2

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇷South Korea×62

Top 3

🥇
IMJunhyeok Lee
🇰🇷KOR·2401
6.5pts·2545perf+8.2
🥈
IMHongjin Ahn
🇰🇷KOR·2314
6.0pts·2406perf+16.6
🥉
CMIsaak Huh
🇰🇷KOR·2073
6.0pts·2241perf+52.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Junhyeok Lee led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Lee6.5Huh6Ahn6Turnbull5Fruit5Noh5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Junhyeok Lee held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Junhyeok Lee drew with CM Isaak Huh (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Junhyeok Lee 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Isaak Huh 4 wins (R2–R5)IM Hongjin Ahn 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMJunhyeok Lee	*	½	1	—
2CMIsaak Huh	½	*	—	—
3IMHongjin Ahn	0	—	*	—
4James Edward Turnbull	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lee, JunhyeokIM	2401	KOR	+52B	+22N	+18B	+16N	+2B	=3N	+4B	6.5	29.0	31.0	28.00	2545	+8.2
2	Ahn, HongjinIM	2314	KOR	+36N	+10B	+6N	+4B	−1N	+7B	+16B	6.0	30.0	33.0	26.50	2406	+16.6
3	Huh, IsaakCM	2073	KOR	=54N	+58B	+35N	+29B	+5N	=1B	+14B	6.0	24.5	26.0	21.75	2241	+52.0
4	Kwon, SehyunFM	2289	KOR	+45B	+21N	+40B	−2N	+17B	+11N	−1N	5.0	28.0	30.5	18.00	2204	-6.0
5	Fruit, Joel Pierce	1972	KOR	+24B	=17N	+41B	+13N	−3B	+23N	=12B	5.0	27.0	30.0	19.75	2054	+17.8
6	RV, Adith	1946	KOR	+25N	+31B	−2B	+21N	+12B	−16N	+22B	5.0	26.5	30.0	20.00	2124	+31.8
7	Noh, Jinwoo	2035	KOR	=9B	+61N	+42B	=17N	+18B	−2N	+20B	5.0	25.5	26.5	16.25	2022	+2.8
8	Turnbull, James Edward	1914	KOR	=46B	=9N	+37B	+52N	−16B	+24N	+19B	5.0	22.0	24.0	16.50	1961	+9.4
9	Byun, Junseok	1715	KOR	=7N	=8B	−10N	+33N	+21B	=26B	+31N	4.5	26.0	29.5	18.00	1942	+82.4
10	Lee, Jiwoo	1863	KOR	+62B	−2N	+9B	−12N	+53B	+32N	=11B	4.5	25.0	26.0	13.25	1997	+44.0
11	Lee, Younggyu	2021	KOR	+39N	=35B	=29N	+28B	+19N	−4B	=10N	4.5	24.0	27.0	16.50	2004	-3.2
12	Yun, HungiFM	2262	KOR	−30N	+43B	+36N	+10B	−6N	+38B	=5N	4.5	24.0	27.0	16.00	1991	-36.0
13	Li, Georgiy	1993	KOR	+53N	+34B	+19N	−5B	−20N	+36B	=15N	4.5	24.0	26.0	14.75	1939	-8.0
14	Kim, InguhCM	1940	KOR	−17B	+46N	+45B	=38N	+48B	+20B	−3N	4.5	22.0	24.5	13.00	1935	+1.4
15	Song, Jihu	1843	KOR	−61B	=32N	+46B	+27N	=38B	+17N	=13B	4.5	21.5	22.5	16.00	1810	-6.3
16	Rentsen, Erdenetulga	2179	KOR	F	+28B	+20N	−1B	+8N	+6B	−2N	4.0	30.5	33.5	18.00	2178	+2.6
17	Lee, Yugeon	1663	KOR	+14N	=5B	+26N	=7B	−4N	−15B	+36N	4.0	28.0	31.0	16.50	2001	+112.4
18	Park, Sihoo	1959	KOR	+43N	+30B	−1N	+34B	−7N	−19B	+37N	4.0	25.5	28.5	13.00	1946	-6.8
19	Kim, Junho C	1818	KOR	+49N	+26B	−13B	+40N	−11B	+18N	−8N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.50	1940	+50.4
20	Hong, Juwon	1899	KOR	+44N	+56B	−16B	+30N	+13B	−14N	−7N	4.0	24.5	26.5	13.00	1926	+9.2
21	Kim, Taewoo A	1842	KOR	+33N	−4B	+31N	−6B	−9N	+41B	+56N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.00	1797	-8.6
22	Park, Jinwoo A	1845	KOR	+57N	−1B	−30N	+43B	+37N	+34B	−6N	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1884	+12.0
23	Ahn, Sungmin	1932	KOR	−31N	=25B	+58N	+50B	+35N	−5B	=27N	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.00	1779	-24.0
24	Hur, Jiyu	1700	KOR	−5N	−48B	+57N	+56B	+28N	−8B	+38N	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.00	1846	+32.5
25	Yan, Nikita	1674	KOR	−6B	=23N	−47B	+49N	+50N	+35B	=26N	4.0	21.0	23.5	12.00	1855	+57.1
26	Kim, Yubin	1996	KOR	+47B	−19N	−17B	+55N	+52B	=9N	=25B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.75	1762	-72.8
27	Hong, Seungpyo	1571	KOR	−35N	=39B	+54N	−15B	+47N	+29B	=23B	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.50	1869	+102.8
28	Hong, Joohyuk	1846	KOR	+55B	−16N	+59B	−11N	−24B	+53N	+39B	4.0	19.5	21.0	8.50	1819	-6.8
29	Cho, Hyunyou	1955	KOR	+32B	=41N	=11B	−3N	=30B	−27N	+45B	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.50	1796	-52.0
30	Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan	1785	KOR	+12B	−18N	+22B	−20B	=29N	=40N	=33B	3.5	23.5	26.5	13.50	1905	+35.4
31	Bae, Jaemin	1653	KOR	+23B	−6N	−21B	=45N	+46B	+48N	−9B	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.25	1828	+61.6
32	Kim, Kwansoo	1676	KOR	−29N	=15B	+39N	=42N	+45B	−10B	=34N	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.00	1835	+28.8
33	Kwak, Jeonghwan	1576	KOR	−21B	−37N	+44N	−9B	+43N	+54B	=30N	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.75	1739	+59.6
34	Joo, Eram	1818	KOR	+59B	−13N	+61B	−18N	+40B	−22N	=32B	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.25	1779	-10.4
35	Kim, Taewoo	1831	KOR	+27B	=11N	−3B	+41N	−23B	−25N	=40B	3.0	25.5	28.5	10.75	1784	-18.4
36	Lee, Eoram	1809	KOR	−2B	+62N	−12B	+61N	+42B	−13N	−17B	3.0	23.0	24.0	5.00	1827	-2.3
37	Park, Jihoon B	1761	KOR	F	+33B	−8N	+59N	−22B	+55N	−18B	3.0	22.5	24.0	7.00	1727	-8.8
38	Jang, Seojun	1830	KOR	−60N	+51B	+56N	=14B	=15N	−12N	−24B	3.0	22.0	23.5	9.00	1694	-46.0
39	Kim, Heeyou	1715	KOR	−11B	=27N	−32B	+58N	=41B	+42N	−28N	3.0	22.0	23.5	8.00	1698	-9.2
40	Kim, Yegeon	1918	KOR	+51N	+60B	−4N	−19B	−34N	=30B	=35N	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.25	1771	-48.7
41	Lee, Joowon	1650	KOR	+48N	=29B	−5N	−35B	=39N	−21N	+52B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.75	1815	+54.4
42	Seo, Juwon	1862	KOR	=58N	+54B	−7N	=32B	−36N	−39B	+50N	3.0	19.0	20.5	7.00	1719	-53.6
43	Jang, Junyoung	1699	KOR	−18B	−12N	+62B	−22N	−33B	+61N	+55B	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.00	1703	-2.8
44	Kim, Jaeha	1625	KOR	−20B	−52N	−33B	+57N	=59B	=47N	+53B	3.0	16.0	17.5	6.00	1631	-0.4
45	Lee, Jeongyeon	1792	KOR	−4N	+57B	−14N	=31B	−32N	+49B	−29N	2.5	22.5	24.5	6.25	1673	-46.8
46	Lee, Junseo	1642	KOR	=8N	−14B	−15N	=54B	−31N	+57B	=47B	2.5	22.0	24.0	6.75	1668	+4.0
47	Kwak, Joohwan	1710	KOR	−26N	=49B	+25N	−48N	−27B	=44B	=46N	2.5	20.0	22.5	8.00	1593	-44.5
48	Yang, Dongwoo	1929	KOR	−41B	+24N	=50N	+47B	−14N	−31B	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	7.75	1683	-76.0
49	Seo, Pureum	1428	KOR	−19B	=47N	−53B	−25B	+51N	−45N	+58B	2.5	17.5	19.0	5.25	1606	+52.4
50	Sung, Jaehyun	1792	KOR	F	+55N	=48B	−23N	−25B	+59N	−42B	2.5	17.0	17.0	4.75	1687	-16.4
51	Yoon, Sungtak	1644	KOR	−40B	−38N	−55B	=62N	−49B	+60B	+59N	2.5	13.5	14.5	3.50	1530	-46.0
52	Gim, Hajin	1811	KOR	−1N	+44B	+60N	−8B	−26N	−56B	−41N	2.0	23.5	25.0	4.50	1702	-38.4
53	Jeon, Inseo	1705	KOR	−13B	−59N	+49N	+60B	−10N	−28B	−44N	2.0	20.0	21.5	4.00	1527	-66.8
54	Park, Kun	1748	KOR	=3B	−42N	−27B	=46N	+61B	−33N	F	2.0	20.0	20.0	5.25	1593	-26.0
55	Park, Junhyeok	1592	KOR	−28N	−50B	+51N	−26B	+60N	−37B	−43N	2.0	19.0	20.5	4.00	1597	-2.4
56	Yang, Hojun	0	KOR	F	−20N	−38B	−24N	+58B	+52N	−21B	2.0	18.5	18.5	3.50	1657	0.0
57	Choi, Jungwoon	1589	KOR	−22B	−45N	−24B	−44B	+62N	−46N	+61B	2.0	17.0	18.0	2.00	1529	-21.0
58	Park, Chabeen	1612	KOR	=42B	−3N	−23B	−39B	−56N	+62B	−49N	1.5	20.5	21.5	2.50	1569	-19.2
59	Lee, Yoonsoo	1483	KOR	−34N	+53B	−28N	−37B	=44N	−50B	−51B	1.5	18.5	20.5	3.50	1511	+6.8
60	Noh, Sunwoo	1562	KOR	+38B	−40N	−52B	−53N	−55B	−51N	=62B	1.5	14.5	15.5	3.50	1501	-22.4
61	Hwang, Siwoo	1584	KOR	+15N	−7B	−34N	−36B	−54N	−43B	−57N	1.0	21.0	23.0	4.50	1474	-30.4
62	Lee, David J	1623	KOR	−10N	−36B	−43N	=51B	−57B	−58N	=60N	1.0	16.5	18.0	2.00	1373	-79.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lee, YugeonKOR
+112.4
4.0 pts · #25
2Hong, SeungpyoKOR
+102.8
4.0 pts · #24
3Byun, JunseokKOR
+82.4
4.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Lee, David JKOR
-79.6
1.0 pts · #62
2Yang, DongwooKOR
-76.0
2.5 pts · #44
3Kim, YubinKOR
-72.8
4.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R1+477 Elo gap
Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan1785 beat FMYun, Hungi2262
R6+384 Elo gap
Hong, Seungpyo1571 beat Cho, Hyunyou1955
R3+333 Elo gap
Lee, Yugeon1663 beat Kim, Yubin1996