33rd Korea Chess League Minor Round 1-2
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87 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 07 Mar 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1652, and top seed was Nikita Yan (🇰🇷 KOR, 1759).
Jeongyun Oh (🇰🇷 KOR, 1502) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Eunjae Jang (4.0) and Yihwan Cho (4.0). Oh won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Donghwa Lee (1455) beat Yuchan B Shin (1644), a +189-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
07 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Team · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×67
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Oh, Jeongyun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1502 | 4.0 | 1538 | 2338 | +44.8 |
| 7 | Jang, Eunjae | 🇰🇷KOR | 1459 | 4.0 | 1465 | 2265 | +40.8 |
| 11 | Cho, Yihwan | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 4.0 | 1465 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lee, David J | 🇰🇷KOR | 1642 | 4.0 | 1465 | 2265 | +21.6 |
| 15 | Lho, Shinyoung | 🇰🇷KOR | 1595 | 3.5 | 1501 | 1694 | +9.6 |
| 18 | Park, Chabeen | 🇰🇷KOR | 1596 | 3.5 | 1650 | 1843 | +26.0 |
| 9 | Hong, Taeyeon | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 3.5 | 1475 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Yun, Juhyeon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1546 | 3.5 | 1578 | 1771 | +23.6 |
| 17 | Jeong, Eunchae | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 3.5 | 1477 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kang, Jiann | 🇰🇷KOR | 1554 | 3.5 | 1438 | 2238 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Kang, Jiwon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1645 | 3.5 | 1625 | 1818 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Kim, Hwaeum | 🇰🇷KOR | 1440 | 3.0 | 1494 | 1687 | +52.4 |
| 1 | Lho, Yoojun | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 3.0 | 1569 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Noh, Woobin | 🇰🇷KOR | 1500 | 3.0 | 1569 | 1762 | +54.4 |
| 45 | Chun, Yunseong | 🇰🇷KOR | 1586 | 3.0 | 1518 | 1518 | -6.8 |
| 34 | Park, Siwoo D | 🇰🇷KOR | 1537 | 3.0 | 1475 | 1475 | -6.4 |
| 30 | Yang, Hayoon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1556 | 3.0 | 1430 | 1430 | -13.6 |
| 21 | Choi, Mingyu | 🇰🇷KOR | 1575 | 3.0 | 1477 | 1477 | -10.4 |
| 35 | Lee, Juhwan | 🇰🇷KOR | 1618 | 3.0 | 1625 | 1625 | +0.8 |
| 42 | Seo, Pureum | 🇰🇷KOR | 1467 | 3.0 | 1465 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hong, Yewon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1519 | 2.5 | 1564 | 1837 | +47.2 |
| 51 | Song, Haeseong | 🇰🇷KOR | 1621 | 2.5 | 1614 | 1421 | -20.8 |
| 31 | Shin, Daria | 🇰🇷KOR | 1532 | 2.5 | 1509 | 1509 | -2.4 |
| 49 | Jang, Jaehun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1596 | 2.5 | 1540 | 1347 | -26.4 |
| 13 | Lee, Suhyuk | 🇰🇷KOR | 1586 | 2.5 | 1475 | 1668 | +8.0 |
| 40 | Shin, Leejun | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.5 | 1578 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Kim, Choi | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1438 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Jea, Daeul | 🇰🇷KOR | 1469 | 2.0 | 1438 | 1438 | -3.2 |
| 83 | Yang, Heewon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1605 | 2.0 | 1630 | 830 | -18.6 |
| 48 | FIDE 13230190 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1614 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Kim, Hangyeol | 🇰🇷KOR | 1565 | 2.0 | 1573 | 1573 | +0.8 |
| 38 | Lee, Donghwa | 🇰🇷KOR | 1455 | 2.0 | 1573 | 1573 | +12.8 |
| 68 | Cho, Junwoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1540 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Hong, Taeyun | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1636 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Choi, Hyunseo B | 🇰🇷KOR | 1632 | 2.0 | 1585 | 1585 | -5.2 |
| 62 | Seo, Sarang | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1650 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Lee, Hyeonjun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1424 | 2.0 | 1430 | 1430 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Yan, Nikita | 🇰🇷KOR | 1759 | 2.0 | 1630 | 2430 | +22.8 |
| 19 | Kim, Onyu | 🇰🇷KOR | 1508 | 2.0 | 1438 | 2238 | +16.0 |
| 28 | Kwak, Eunwoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1548 | 2.0 | 1632 | 2432 | +24.4 |
| 32 | Seol, Yoohyun | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1438 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Lim, Siheon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1486 | 2.0 | 1417 | 2217 | +16.0 |
| 33 | Zee, Hyeonjeong | 🇰🇷KOR | 1680 | 2.0 | 1456 | 2256 | +8.8 |
| 37 | Kim, Valeriy | 🇰🇿KAZ | 0 | 1.5 | 1564 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shin, Yuchan B | 🇰🇷KOR | 1644 | 1.5 | 1570 | 1483 | -36.0 |
| 52 | Lee, Joohan | 🇰🇷KOR | 1442 | 1.5 | 1584 | 1584 | +7.6 |
| 78 | FIDE 13232231 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1555 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Hong, Jihun | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1517 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Son, Myungmin | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1564 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Kim, Artem D | 🇰🇷KOR | 1433 | 1.0 | 1564 | 1439 | +1.6 |
| 36 | Park, Halyn | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1501 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Kim, Yeonseo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1587 | 1.0 | 1630 | 830 | -42.4 |
| 29 | Yu, Seungmin | 🇰🇷KOR | 1508 | 1.0 | 1556 | 1556 | +4.8 |
| 25 | Kim, Aleksandr Gavr | 🇰🇷KOR | 1605 | 1.0 | 1631 | 1631 | +3.2 |
| 56 | FIDE 13225910 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1585 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 13226665 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1477 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Ni, Viktoriia | 🇰🇷KOR | 1418 | 1.0 | 1477 | 677 | -33.2 |
| 54 | Kang, Kyungmin | 🇰🇷KOR | 1454 | 1.0 | 1553 | 753 | -14.4 |
| 85 | Kang, Yejun A | 🇰🇷KOR | 1678 | 1.0 | 1595 | 795 | -24.4 |
| 86 | Jang, Joonsang | 🇰🇷KOR | 1571 | 1.0 | 1475 | 675 | -50.4 |
| 64 | Park, Siyun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1480 | 1.0 | 1496 | 696 | -19.2 |
| 67 | FIDE 13216309 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1496 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Son, Sanghyun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1443 | 1.0 | 1532 | 2332 | +24.8 |
| 80 | Jung, Sihwan | 🇰🇷KOR | 1487 | 1.0 | 1438 | 638 | -22.8 |
| 43 | Kim, Shihwan | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1456 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 13239384 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1440 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 13239473 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1443 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Chun, Siwoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 0.5 | 1545 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Kim, Heejung | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 0.5 | 1553 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Maeng, Gyubin | 🇰🇷KOR | 1423 | 0.0 | 1555 | 755 | -39.2 |
| 57 | Kang, Hyunjung | 🇰🇷KOR | 1421 | 0.0 | 1517 | 717 | -44.8 |
| 70 | FIDE 13235842 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1438 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 76 | FIDE 13239481 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1570 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Lee, Wonhwa | 🇰🇷KOR | 1462 | 0.0 | 1458 | 658 | -10.2 |
| 61 | FIDE 13225863 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1494 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 77 | FIDE 13239597 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1556 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Joi, Woojoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1456 | 0.0 | 1636 | 836 | -21.2 |
| 84 | FIDE 13239465 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1631 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Lee, Yuna | 🇰🇷KOR | 1563 | 0.0 | 1545 | 745 | -20.8 |
| 87 | FIDE 13239970 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1538 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 13232169 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1595 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 82 | FIDE 13239244 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1596 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 13239376 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1584 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 13239414 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1630 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 75 | FIDE 13239813 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1574 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Shim, Juhan | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 0.0 | 1632 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 13237128 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1532 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Noh, WoobinKOR+54.43.0 pts · #3
- 2Kim, HwaeumKOR+52.43.0 pts · #2
- 3Hong, YewonKOR+47.22.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Jang, JoonsangKOR-50.41.0 pts · #86
- 2Kang, HyunjungKOR-44.80.0 pts · #57
- 3Kim, YeonseoKOR-42.41.0 pts · #74
Biggest upsets
- R4+189 Elo gap
- R4+138 Elo gap
- R2+116 Elo gap