35th LSH Tournament
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1143, and top seed was Jaeha Kim (🇰🇷 KOR, 1707).
Seungpyo Hong (🇰🇷 KOR, 1571) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Junesun Kim (5.0) and Jaeha Kim (4.0). Hong won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hyul Lim (1555) beat Hyunbin Choi (1695), a +140-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seoul, South Korea
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×7
🇬🇺Guam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSeungpyo Hong led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Seungpyo Hong held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Seungpyo Hong beat Junesun Kim (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Seungpyo Hong 5 wins (R1–R5)Junesun Kim 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seungpyo Hong | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Junesun Kim | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Jaeha Kim | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Hyunbin Choi | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong, Seungpyo | 1571 | KOR | +3N | +9B | +2B | +4N | +6B | =5N | 5.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 17.25 | 2440 | +118.4 |
| 2 | Kim, Junesun | 1627 | GUM | +5N | +10B | −1N | +3B | +7N | +8B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 11.50 | 1759 | +21.2 |
| 3 | Kim, Jaeha | 1707 | KOR | −1B | +8N | +7B | −2N | +4B | +6N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1604 | -22.0 |
| 4 | Choi, Hyunbin | 1695 | KOR | −6N | +5B | +10N | −1B | −3N | +7B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1413 | -29.6 |
| 5 | FIDE 13240285 | 0 | — | −2B | −4N | −8B | +?N | +?N | =1B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.75 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lim, Hyul | 1555 | KOR | +4B | −7N | −9N | +8B | −1N | −3B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1462 | -11.6 |
| 7 | Cho, Minjun B | 0 | KOR | −9N | +6B | −3N | +?B | −2B | −4N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 13235630 | 0 | — | −10N | −3B | +5N | −6N | +?B | −2N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Suk, Taeha | 1647 | KOR | +7B | −1N | +6B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1547 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Bok, Junggyu | 1624 | KOR | +8B | −2N | −4B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 861 | -18.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hong, SeungpyoKOR+118.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Kim, JunesunGUM+21.25.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 132356300.02.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Choi, HyunbinKOR-29.63.0 pts · #7
- 2Kim, JaehaKOR-22.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Bok, JunggyuKOR-18.01.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+140 Elo gap
- R1+136 Elo gap
- R4+124 Elo gap