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2026 Korea National Championship - Women

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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 02 Mar 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Sunwoo Park (πŸ‡°πŸ‡· KOR, WFM, 1927).

Jooyeon Kim (πŸ‡°πŸ‡· KOR, WCM, 1858) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Michid Jargalsaikhan (6.0) and Sunwoo Park (4.5). Kim shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Jueun Hong (1727) beat Sunwoo Park (WFM, 1927), a +200-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·Seoul, South Korea
Dates
27 Feb 2026 β†’ 02 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·WFMSunwoo Park1927
Avg top 10
1,784
Participants
21
Titled players Β· 7
CMΓ—1
WFMΓ—1
WCMΓ—5
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·South KoreaΓ—21
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    WCMJooyeon Kim
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1858
    6.0ptsΒ·2088perf+62.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Michid Jargalsaikhan
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1735
    6.0ptsΒ·2052perf+51.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    WFMSunwoo Park
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡·KORΒ·1927
    4.5ptsΒ·1826perf-15.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
9
4
1
3
1
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Kim takes lead
Kim6Jargalsaikhan6Ogay4.5Khan4.5Park4.5Lee4.5
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE01 Mar

WCM Jooyeon Kim takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R7 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Kim takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Jooyeon Kim beat Michid Jargalsaikhan (Black).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMJooyeon Kim*
1
β€”
1
2Michid Jargalsaikhan
0
*β€”β€”
3Anastassiya Ogayβ€”β€”*
Β½
4WCMAnastasiia Khan
0
β€”
Β½
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Kim, JooyeonWCM1858KOR+7B=13N+5B+2N+4B+9N=3B6.027.030.026.252088+62.0
2Michid Jargalsaikhan1735KOR+12N+3B+10Nβˆ’1B+9N+7B+8N6.025.529.023.002052+51.4
3Park, SunwooWFM1927KOR+11Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’13B+17N+14B+4N=1N4.526.028.016.001826-15.2
4Lee, SeyeonCM1809KOR+6N+19B=9N+8Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’3B+11N4.526.027.014.751817+4.8
5Khan, AnastasiiaWCM1874KOR+14Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’1N+12B=6N+17B+7N4.524.526.514.751772-15.2
6Ogay, Anastassiya1623KORβˆ’4B+17Nβˆ’11B+20N=5B+15N+9B4.520.520.510.251777+58.4
7Kim, Doyeon1650KORβˆ’1N+12B+19N+10B+11Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’5B4.027.028.011.501744+33.5
8Park, HaneulWCM1755KOR+15Bβˆ’10N+20Bβˆ’4N+19N+13Bβˆ’2B4.020.520.56.501683-14.8
9Ten, Polina1735KOR+17B+5N=4B+13Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’6N3.528.530.511.751742+2.8
10Zee, Hyeonjeong1709KOR+20N+8Bβˆ’2Bβˆ’7N=13B=11N=12N3.524.024.09.001653-18.4
11Kim, Nayoon B1693KORβˆ’3N+18B+6N+15Bβˆ’7N=10Bβˆ’4B3.523.525.510.751717+8.4
12Jung, Minju1575KORβˆ’2Bβˆ’7N+16Bβˆ’5N+21B+20N=10B3.520.520.54.251643+23.6
13Hong, Jueun1727KOR+21N=1B+3Nβˆ’9B=10Nβˆ’8NF3.021.521.59.251755+9.2
14Cho, YeonheeWCM1679KORβˆ’5B+16Nβˆ’15B+21Nβˆ’3NF+18B3.016.016.04.501702+3.0
15Lee, Jian A1598KORβˆ’8N+21B+14Nβˆ’11N=18Bβˆ’6BF2.517.017.04.001612+2.8
16Lee, Doil1547KOR=18Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’19BF+21N+20B2.59.59.51.001506-14.8
17You, GaramWCM1573KORβˆ’9Nβˆ’6B+18Nβˆ’3B+20Bβˆ’5NF2.019.019.02.001593+0.6
18Kim, Ria1714KOR=16Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’17BF=15N+19Bβˆ’14N2.014.514.53.501460-79.6
19Lee, Hyunju1420KORFβˆ’4Nβˆ’7B+16Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’18NF1.017.017.02.501454+4.0
20Seo, Yerin1443KORβˆ’10BFβˆ’8Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’16N0.020.020.00.008300.0
21Lee, Yunseo1553KORβˆ’13Bβˆ’15NFβˆ’14Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’16BF0.015.515.50.00825-80.8

Key insights

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

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