33rd Korea Chess League Minor Round 5-8
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84 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 04 Apr 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1682, and top seed was Siwon Hong (🇰🇷 KOR, 1798).
Polina Khvan (🇰🇷 KOR, 1616) won with 4.0/8, ahead of Andrei Gon (4.0) and Hyeongho Jeon (3.5). Khvan shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Hangyeol Kim (1567) beat Siwon Hong (1798), a +231-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
04 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Team · 8 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×59
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Khvan, Polina | 🇰🇷KOR | 1616 | 4.0 | 1466 | 2266 | +24.8 |
| 12 | Gon, Andrei | 🇰🇷KOR | 1736 | 4.0 | 1522 | 2322 | +9.4 |
| 2 | Jeon, Hyeongho | 🇰🇷KOR | 1611 | 3.5 | 1511 | 1784 | +26.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 13240595 | — | 0 | 3.5 | 1506 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Kim, Hangyeol | 🇰🇷KOR | 1567 | 3.0 | 1592 | 1717 | +23.6 |
| 1 | Musirmanov, Salokhiddin | FID | 0 | 3.0 | 1579 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kang, Jiwon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1671 | 3.0 | 1514 | 2314 | +24.4 |
| 21 | Kwak, Doyun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1582 | 3.0 | 1579 | 2379 | +20.0 |
| 9 | Hong, Siwon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1798 | 3.0 | 1533 | 1658 | -17.6 |
| 35 | Lee, Kangin | 🇰🇷KOR | 1601 | 3.0 | 1534 | 1534 | -5.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 13232703 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1443 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Yang, Heewon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1594 | 3.0 | 1673 | 1866 | +14.6 |
| 53 | FIDE 13239481 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1599 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lee, Suhyuk | 🇰🇷KOR | 1599 | 3.0 | 1561 | 1686 | +10.4 |
| 26 | Kim, Valeriy | 🇰🇿KAZ | 1551 | 3.0 | 1512 | 2312 | +19.2 |
| 44 | Park, Juho | 🇰🇷KOR | 1593 | 2.5 | 1588 | 1395 | -21.6 |
| 13 | Jea, Daeul | 🇰🇷KOR | 1428 | 2.5 | 1524 | 1717 | +30.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 13225910 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1533 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Lee, Yule | 🇰🇷KOR | 1497 | 2.5 | 1547 | 1354 | -12.0 |
| 41 | Jang, Jaehun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1571 | 2.5 | 1443 | 1250 | -33.6 |
| 19 | Shin, Hyeonseo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1436 | 2.5 | 1561 | 1561 | +18.0 |
| 50 | Jang, Eunjae | 🇰🇷KOR | 1485 | 2.0 | 1525 | 1332 | -15.6 |
| 4 | Lee, Donghwa | 🇰🇷KOR | 1486 | 2.0 | 1592 | 1717 | +39.2 |
| 5 | Park, Jaemin A | 🇰🇷KOR | 1471 | 2.0 | 1579 | 1579 | +24.4 |
| 20 | Han, Jaejun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1523 | 2.0 | 1514 | 1514 | +0.8 |
| 45 | Jeong, Eunchae | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1534 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Seol, Yunseo | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1547 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Kim, Dojin A | 🇰🇷KOR | 1541 | 2.0 | 1493 | 1493 | -2.8 |
| 28 | Park, Halyn | 🇰🇷KOR | 1416 | 2.0 | 1551 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Park, Siwoo D | 🇰🇷KOR | 1556 | 2.0 | 1557 | 1432 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Hong, Yewon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1560 | 2.0 | 1592 | 1467 | -16.0 |
| 32 | Chun, Siwoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 2.0 | 1528 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kim, Taehoon B | 🇰🇷KOR | 1577 | 2.0 | 1599 | 2399 | +20.8 |
| 29 | FIDE 13226665 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1512 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kwak, Eunwoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1586 | 2.0 | 1420 | 2220 | +12.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13235834 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1558 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Kang, Jiann | 🇰🇷KOR | 1580 | 1.5 | 1660 | 1660 | +7.6 |
| 48 | Hong, Jihun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1493 | 1.5 | 1500 | 1307 | -16.4 |
| 31 | Kim, Artem D | 🇰🇷KOR | 1406 | 1.5 | 1572 | 1572 | +16.0 |
| 78 | Nam, Yoonwoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1750 | 1.5 | 1588 | 788 | -28.4 |
| 39 | Kim, Yeonseo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1503 | 1.5 | 1430 | 1430 | -8.0 |
| 40 | Lee, Hanjo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1481 | 1.5 | 1520 | 1520 | +2.4 |
| 42 | Yu, Seungmin | 🇰🇷KOR | 1515 | 1.5 | 1520 | 1520 | +0.4 |
| 16 | Shin, Leejun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1622 | 1.5 | 1558 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Lim, Siheon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1510 | 1.5 | 1448 | 1448 | -3.2 |
| 34 | Oh, Seoa | 🇰🇷KOR | 1427 | 1.0 | 1558 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Maeng, Gyubin | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1558 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 13235745 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1500 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Ni, Viktoriia | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1572 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Seo, Sarang | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1524 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 76 | FIDE 13234455 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1498 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 13239163 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1653 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Son, Myungmin | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1592 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Lee, Yuna | 🇰🇷KOR | 1529 | 1.0 | 1535 | 1535 | -0.4 |
| 37 | Lee, Wonhwa | 🇰🇷KOR | 1451 | 1.0 | 1509 | 1509 | +3.0 |
| 68 | Kang, Kyungmin | 🇰🇷KOR | 1442 | 1.0 | 1740 | 940 | -6.0 |
| 79 | FIDE 13232169 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1608 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Park, Siyun | 🇰🇷KOR | 1467 | 1.0 | 1608 | 808 | -12.0 |
| 25 | Kang, Yejun A | 🇰🇷KOR | 1651 | 1.0 | 1608 | 1608 | -5.2 |
| 73 | FIDE 13239651 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1588 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Kim, Onyu | 🇰🇷KOR | 1472 | 1.0 | 1581 | 781 | -16.8 |
| 71 | FIDE 13216309 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1520 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Kim, Heejung | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 1.0 | 1502 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Shim, Wonjoon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1686 | 1.0 | 1654 | 854 | -10.8 |
| 38 | FIDE 13240862 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1465 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 13239465 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1604 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Cho, Yihwan | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 0.5 | 1525 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 13231790 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1526 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Shim, Juhan | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 0.5 | 1420 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Do, Yoonwoo | 🇰🇷KOR | 1542 | 0.0 | 1511 | 711 | -65.6 |
| 81 | FIDE 13235842 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1493 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 13239686 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1794 | 994 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 13239376 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1535 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 77 | Cho, Myounghee | 🇰🇷KOR | 1493 | 0.0 | 1528 | 728 | -19.2 |
| 84 | FIDE 13239597 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1740 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 13225677 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1466 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Kim, Shihwan | 🇰🇷KOR | 0 | 0.0 | 1608 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 13240552 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1746 | 946 | 0.0 |
| 82 | FIDE 13239996 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1599 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 13239414 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1439 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Kim, Choi | 🇰🇷KOR | 1419 | 0.0 | 1459 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hong, Taeyeon | 🇰🇷KOR | 1679 | 0.0 | 1588 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Lee, Joohan | 🇰🇷KOR | 1461 | 0.0 | 1502 | 1502 | +3.2 |
| 70 | Lho, Shinyoung | 🇰🇷KOR | 1461 | 0.0 | 1653 | 853 | -34.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lee, DonghwaKOR+39.22.0 pts · #4
- 2Jea, DaeulKOR+30.02.5 pts · #13
- 3Jeon, HyeonghoKOR+26.03.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Do, YoonwooKOR-65.60.0 pts · #55
- 2Lho, ShinyoungKOR-34.80.0 pts · #70
- 3Jang, JaehunKOR-33.62.5 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R7+231 Elo gap
- R8+165 Elo gap
- R8+156 Elo gap