Via Spring Invitational (Masters)
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Jooyeon Kim (🇰🇷 KOR, WCM, 1898).
Eoram Lee (🇰🇷 KOR, 1881) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Jooyeon Kim (5.5) and Yegeon Kim (5.5).
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
22 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×9
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsEoram Lee led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar
Eoram Lee takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Eoram Lee drew with Yegeon Kim (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Eoram Lee 3 wins (R5–R7)Yegeon Kim 4 wins (R4–R7)WCM Jooyeon Kim 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Lee, Eoram | 1881 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.50 | 38.5 | +64.2 | 2021 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷WCMKim, Jooyeon | 1898 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | +16.5 | 1934 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Kim, Yegeon | 1865 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | +31.9 | 1937 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷Kim, Taewoo A | 1842 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 21.25 | 40.5 | +4.4 | 1860 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺Kan, Egor | 1877 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -5.6 | 1856 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Lee, Minseong | 1872 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -8.0 | 1856 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Song, Jihu | 1864 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | -19.6 | 1815 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Li, Artem Serg | 1801 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | +12.4 | 1821 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷Moon, Heesung | 1854 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | -58.0 | 1733 |
| 10 | 🇰🇷Kim, Taewoo | 1831 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | -44.4 | 1736 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lee, EoramKOR+64.26.5 pts · #1
- 2Kim, YegeonKOR+31.95.5 pts · #2
- 3Kim, JooyeonWCMKOR+16.55.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Moon, HeesungKOR-58.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Kim, TaewooKOR-44.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Song, JihuKOR-19.64.0 pts · #7