Via May Invitational (Masters)
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1856, and top seed was Nikita Yan (🇰🇷 KOR, 1881).
Jihu Song (🇰🇷 KOR, 1855) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Yegeon Kim (6.5) and Egor Kan (5.5). Song shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
10 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×8
🇷🇺Russia×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsJihu Song led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE16 May
Jihu Song takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R7 · DECISIVE LEAD17 May
Jihu Song opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Yegeon Kim); the title is out of reach before R9.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jihu Song beat Yegeon Kim (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Song, Jihu | 1855 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 28.75 | 33.0 | +140.4 | 2207 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Kim, Yegeon | 1867 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 20.25 | 34.5 | +53.9 | 2021 |
| 3 | 🇷🇺Kan, Egor | 1872 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 16.00 | 35.5 | +15.4 | 1934 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan | 1879 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 17.75 | 36.5 | +8.6 | 1901 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Li, Artem Serg | 1842 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | — | 4.0 | 17.00 | 37.0 | +8.8 | 1863 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Kim, Yubin | 1872 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.50 | 37.0 | -9.6 | 1851 |
| 5 | 🇰🇷Kim, Doyeon | 1852 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.75 | 37.0 | -17.6 | 1813 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Yan, Nikita | 1881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 5.00 | 38.5 | -73.2 | 1710 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷WCMPark, Haneul | 1825 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 2.0 | 8.00 | 39.0 | -47.7 | 1672 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Pakeeva, Namlana | 1815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 41.0 | -51.4 | 1067 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Song, JihuKOR+140.48.0 pts · #1
- 2Kim, YegeonKOR+53.96.5 pts · #2
- 3Kan, EgorRUS+15.45.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Yan, NikitaKOR-73.22.5 pts · #8
- 2Pakeeva, NamlanaRUS-51.40.0 pts · #10
- 3Park, HaneulWCMKOR-47.72.0 pts · #9