Via May Invitational (Apprentices)
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1663, and top seed was Alina Shim (🇷🇺 RUS, 1751).
Jiyu Hur (🇰🇷 KOR, 1682) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Juwon Son (4.5) and Ruk Lee (4.5). Hur shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ruk Lee (1642) beat Alina Shim (1751), a +109-point gap.
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 · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×7
🇷🇺Russia×1
How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsJiyu Hur led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Hur, Jiyu | 1682 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.00 | 23.0 | +52.0 | 1819 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Son, Juwon | 1681 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.25 | 23.5 | +32.4 | 1763 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Lee, Ruk | 1642 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 14.75 | 23.5 | +49.2 | 1768 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷Lee, Jinwoo | 1646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.00 | 24.0 | +27.6 | 1716 |
| 5 | 🇰🇷Li, Anna | 1659 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.75 | 25.0 | -9.0 | 1614 |
| 6 | 🇷🇺Shim, Alina | 1751 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.75 | 25.0 | -58.4 | 1601 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Mirzaiev, Tymur | 1624 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.25 | 25.5 | -22.4 | 1567 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷I, Mark | 1622 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 5.25 | 26.5 | -62.4 | 1439 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hur, JiyuKOR+52.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Lee, RukKOR+49.24.5 pts · #2
- 3Son, JuwonKOR+32.44.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1I, MarkKOR-62.41.5 pts · #8
- 2Shim, AlinaRUS-58.43.0 pts · #6
- 3Mirzaiev, TymurKOR-22.42.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R7+109 Elo gap
- R6+105 Elo gap