36th LSH Tournament
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 956, and top seed was Seojun Jang (🇰🇷 KOR, 1772).
Seojun Jang (🇰🇷 KOR, 1772) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Heeyoung Shin (5.0) and Jiyu Hur (4.5). Jang won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇰🇷Seoul, South Korea
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×12
🇬🇺Guam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
11
5
2
3
1
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Jang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Heeyoung Shin drew with Seojun Jang (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Seojun Jang 3 wins (R1–R3)Jiyu Hur 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Heeyoung Shin | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Seojun Jang | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Jiyu Hur | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 13241672 | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jang, Seojun | 1772 | KOR | +13B | +6N | +4B | =3N | =2B | +5N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 17.75 | 1882 | +16.0 |
| 2 | Shin, Heeyoung | 0 | KOR | +?N | =?B | +8N | +4B | =1N | +3B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 14.00 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Hur, Jiyu | 1710 | KOR | +12B | +7N | +5B | =1B | +6N | −2N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 14.50 | 1805 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Kim, Junesun | 1668 | GUM | +17N | +10B | −1N | −2N | +12B | +6B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1612 | -5.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 13241672 | 0 | — | +16N | +?B | −3N | +8B | +11N | −1B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ki, Youngbin | 1456 | KOR | +14N | −1B | +17N | +11B | −3B | −4N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 915 | -22.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 13229354 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | −11N | +10B | +8N | −9B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Seo, Yerin | 0 | KOR | +?B | +?N | −2B | −5N | −7B | +16N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Huh, Kellan Inhong | 0 | KOR | F | =18B | −?N | F | +?B | +7N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.50 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cho, Yihwan | 0 | KOR | +11B | −4N | −15B | −7N | +16B | −12N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 13239627 | 0 | — | −10N | +?B | +7B | −6N | −5B | −?N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 13238000 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −?B | F | −4N | +10B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 859 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kim, Mingyu | 0 | KOR | −1N | +14B | +?N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Park, Junewoo | 0 | KOR | −6B | −13N | −?B | +?N | −?N | +19B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13240277 | 0 | — | −?N | +16B | +10N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Cho, Minjun B | 1525 | KOR | −5B | −15N | =18N | +19B | −10N | −8B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 2225 | +14.4 |
| 17 | FIDE 13241532 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −6B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lee, Yuseong | 0 | KOR | −?B | =9N | =16B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Park, Siyul | 1424 | KOR | F | F | F | −16N | +20B | −14N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 727 | -14.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 13240315 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | −19N | −?N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jang, SeojunKOR+16.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Cho, Minjun BKOR+14.41.5 pts · #6
- 3Hur, JiyuKOR+11.24.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Ki, YoungbinKOR-22.03.0 pts · #13
- 2Park, SiyulKOR-14.41.0 pts · #18
- 3Kim, JunesunGUM-5.24.0 pts · #9