16th Queen's
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 12 Apr 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. Top 10 Elo average was 1669, and top seed was Seojun Jang (🇰🇷 KOR, 1772).
Seojun Jang (🇰🇷 KOR, 1772) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Joowon Lee (3.5) and Nayoon B Kim (3.5). Jang broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Choi Kim (1419) beat Hyunho Lee (1647), a +228-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsSeojun Jang led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Seojun Jang held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Seojun Jang 4 wins (R1–R4)Joowon Lee 3 wins (R1–R3)Nayoon B Kim 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seojun Jang | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Joowon Lee | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Nayoon B Kim | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mingyu Kim | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jang, Seojun | 1772 | KOR | +24B | +19N | +5B | +4N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2299 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Lee, Joowon | 1762 | KOR | +37B | +6N | +7B | =3N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1889 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Kim, Nayoon B | 1764 | KOR | +17N | +20B | +11N | =2B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.25 | 1868 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Kim, Mingyu | 0 | KOR | +10N | +22B | +13N | −1B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lee, Kangin | 1601 | KOR | +29N | +14B | −1N | +12B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1620 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Arundellee, Donggwan | 1518 | KOR | +23N | −2B | +29N | +21B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 957 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Shin, Wonseok | 1583 | KOR | +35N | +21B | −2N | +16B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 957 | -10.8 |
| 8 | Hwang, Seungjae | 1693 | KOR | +16N | =12B | +26N | =13B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1565 | -13.2 |
| 9 | Spilman, Jack Middleton | 0 | KOR | +18B | −11B | +17N | +20B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hong, Sungha | 1613 | KOR | −4B | +34N | +25B | +18N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2272 | +6.2 |
| 11 | Han, Jaejun | 1523 | KOR | +15B | +9N | −3B | =14N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 962 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Kim, Ria | 1476 | KOR | +30B | =8N | +22B | −5N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1619 | +24.0 |
| 13 | Kang, Jiwon | 1671 | KOR | +25B | +28N | −4B | =8N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1694 | +1.6 |
| 14 | Lee, Wonhyuk | 0 | KOR | +36B | −5N | +?B | =11B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13226886 | 0 | — | −11N | =24N | +34B | +26B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1262 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 13240609 | 0 | — | −8B | +32N | +19B | −7N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 13240811 | 0 | — | −3B | +27N | −9B | +30N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Park, Kangmin | 1476 | KOR | −9N | +35B | +23N | −10B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 813 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Ahn, Taehyun | 1519 | KOR | +27B | −1B | −16N | +31N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 971 | -7.6 |
| 20 | Yoo, Seungwon | 1516 | KOR | +32B | −3N | +28B | −9N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 962 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Shin, Heeyoung | 0 | KOR | +?B | −7N | +24B | −6N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jang, Daesung | 1588 | KOR | +31B | −4N | −12N | +28B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 668 | -26.4 |
| 23 | Lim, Jihyuk | 0 | KOR | −6B | +37N | −18B | +34N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kim, Rian | 1403 | KOR | −1N | =15B | −21N | +35B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 971 | -4.0 |
| 25 | Jun, Chanwoo | 0 | KOR | −13N | +30B | −10N | =27B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kim, Choi | 1419 | KOR | =34B | +33N | −8B | −15N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Lee, Yuseong | 0 | KOR | −19N | −17B | +36B | =25N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 13240625 | 0 | — | +33B | −13B | −20N | −22N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 13240943 | 0 | — | −5B | +36N | −6B | −?N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 13239830 | 0 | — | −12N | −25N | +37B | −17B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 13240315 | 0 | — | −22N | −?N | +32B | −19B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 13240463 | 0 | — | −20N | −16B | −31N | +37N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Lee, Hyunho | 1647 | KOR | −28N | −26B | =35N | =36B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1586 | -2.8 |
| 34 | FIDE 13232797 | 0 | — | =26N | −10B | −15N | −23B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 13238825 | 0 | — | −7B | −18N | =33B | −24N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1201 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Kim, Jungha | 1523 | KOR | −14N | −29B | −27N | =33N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1638 | +2.8 |
| 37 | FIDE 13240820 | 0 | — | −2N | −23B | −30N | −32B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 957 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kim, RiaKOR+24.02.5 pts · #8
- 2Jang, SeojunKOR+21.64.0 pts · #1
- 3Lee, JoowonKOR+18.83.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Jang, DaesungKOR-26.42.0 pts · #35
- 2Hwang, SeungjaeKOR-13.23.0 pts · #12
- 3Park, KangminKOR-12.42.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R2+228 Elo gap
- R3+112 Elo gap