Via Spring Invitational (Girls)
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 1483, and top seed was Polina Ten (🇰🇷 KOR, 1753).
Alina Shim (🇷🇺 RUS, 1651) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Doyeon Kim (7.5) and Polina Ten (6.5). Shim won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hayeon Yang (1465) beat Anna Li (1689), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsAlina Shim led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Alina Shim takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Alina Shim beat Doyeon Kim (Black).
Alina Shim 5 wins (R2–R6)Doyeon Kim 5 wins (R4–R8)Polina Ten 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇺Shim, Alina | 1651 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 27.75 | 37.5 | +100.0 | 1897 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Kim, Doyeon | 1687 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 26.75 | 37.5 | +74.5 | 1893 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Ten, Polina | 1753 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.25 | 38.5 | +9.9 | 1775 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷WCMPark, Haneul | 1746 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.75 | 38.5 | +11.6 | 1776 |
| 5 | 🇰🇷Zee, Hyeonjeong | 1680 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 14.75 | 39.5 | +6.8 | 1686 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Li, Anna | 1689 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.50 | 41.0 | -29.0 | 1555 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Yang, Hayeon | 1465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | +21.2 | 1529 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Kim, Ria | 1710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 42.5 | -130.0 | 1388 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷Yang, Haeun | 1447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 43.5 | -51.6 | 1228 |
| 10 | 🇰🇷Seo, Yerin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 847 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shim, AlinaRUS+100.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Kim, DoyeonKOR+74.57.5 pts · #2
- 3Yang, HayeonKOR+21.23.5 pts · #7
- 1Kim, RiaKOR-130.02.5 pts · #8
- 2Yang, HaeunKOR-51.61.5 pts · #9
- 3Li, AnnaKOR-29.04.0 pts · #6
- R1+224 Elo gap