Via Spring Invitational (Challengers)
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1561, and top seed was Jiyu Hur (🇰🇷 KOR, 1681).
Jiyu Hur (🇰🇷 KOR, 1681) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Denis Yugay (6.5) and Mark I (5.5). Hur won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Geono Kim (1444) beat Siwoo Hwang (1600), a +156-point gap.
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 · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×9
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsJiyu Hur led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE28 Mar
Jiyu Hur takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jiyu Hur drew with Denis Yugay (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Hur, Jiyu | 1681 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +41.2 | 1820 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Yugay, Denis | 1644 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 38.5 | +36.0 | 1718 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷I, Mark | 1564 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 39.5 | +38.0 | 1640 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Lee, Ruk | 1650 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 39.5 | -5.6 | 1631 |
| 5 | 🇰🇷Lee, Junseo A | 1538 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | +30.8 | 1606 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Kim, Geono | 1444 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.25 | 40.5 | +62.4 | 1574 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Choi, Jungwoon | 1537 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -22.8 | 1484 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Hwang, Siwoo | 1600 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 42.0 | -76.8 | 1432 |
| 10 | 🇰🇷Kim, Rian | 1537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 8.00 | 43.0 | -86.0 | 1344 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷Lim, Jihyuk | 1417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 5.50 | 43.0 | -25.6 | 1357 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kim, GeonoKOR+62.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Hur, JiyuKOR+41.27.5 pts · #1
- 3I, MarkKOR+38.05.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kim, RianKOR-86.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Hwang, SiwooKOR-76.83.0 pts · #8
- 3Lim, JihyukKOR-25.62.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R4+156 Elo gap
- R6+120 Elo gap
- R8+120 Elo gap