Via Spring Invitational (Apprentices)
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. Top 10 Elo average was 1740, and top seed was Kaviinayan Meiyazhagan (🇰🇷 KOR, 1793).
Kaviinayan Meiyazhagan (🇰🇷 KOR, 1793) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Joohwan Kwak (6.0) and Junseok Byun (5.5). Meiyazhagan took the lead from round 7.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsKaviinayan Meiyazhagan led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE29 Mar
Kaviinayan Meiyazhagan takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kaviinayan Meiyazhagan lost to Joohwan Kwak (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Joohwan Kwak 3 wins (R5–R7)Junseok Byun 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan | 1793 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | +43.4 | 1899 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Kwak, Joohwan | 1713 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | +71.1 | 1867 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Byun, Junseok | 1715 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 24.75 | 39.5 | +54.0 | 1822 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷Jun, Sanghui | 1755 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 24.25 | 39.5 | +31.2 | 1817 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Kim, Andrey | 1749 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | +14.4 | 1781 |
| 5 | 🇰🇷Yan, Nikita | 1759 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +7.7 | 1780 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Kim, Taewoo D | 1712 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | -12.6 | 1662 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Jang, Junyoung | 1736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 42.0 | -28.8 | 1614 |
| 10 | 🇰🇷Kim, Hajoon | 1752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 10.50 | 42.5 | -86.0 | 1572 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷Lee, Jinwoo | 1711 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | -64.0 | 1576 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kwak, JoohwanKOR+71.16.0 pts · #2
- 2Byun, JunseokKOR+54.05.5 pts · #3
- 3Meiyazhagan, KaviinayanKOR+43.46.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Kim, HajoonKOR-86.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Lee, JinwooKOR-64.02.5 pts · #9
- 3Jang, JunyoungKOR-28.83.0 pts · #8