Via May Invitational (Challengers)
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. Top 10 Elo average was 903, and top seed was Alina Palamar (🇰🇷 KOR, 1533).
Geono Kim (🇰🇷 KOR, 1518) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Yerin Seo (6.5) and Seunghyeon Han (6.5). Kim clinched sole first place in the final round.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 rounds4 leader changes shaped the tournament; Kim pulled away in R9.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE16 May
Daria Shin takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Geono Kim lost to Seunghyeon Han (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Geono Kim 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Seunghyeon Han 3 wins (R7–R9)Yerin Seo 4 wins (R2–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇰🇷Kim, Geono | 1518 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.00 | 38.0 | +56.0 | 1743 |
| 3 | 🇰🇷Seo, Yerin | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.00 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 1525 |
| 1 | 🇰🇷Han, Seunghyeon | 1493 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | +83.6 | 1874 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷Shin, Daria | 1516 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.25 | 39.0 | -24.0 | 1431 |
| 5 | 🇰🇷Palamar, Alina | 1533 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.25 | 39.0 | -9.2 | 1500 |
| 4 | 🇰🇷Kan, Kirill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.50 | 40.5 | 0.0 | 1448 |
| 8 | 🇰🇷Kim, Lucas Jiwon | 1518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.00 | 41.5 | -64.0 | 1263 |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Choi, Gyungsook | 1453 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 8.25 | 42.0 | -21.2 | 1276 |
| 10 | FIDE 13240412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1.0 | 2.25 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 1104 |
| 9 | 🇰🇷Kim, David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.00 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 1104 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Han, SeunghyeonKOR+83.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Kim, GeonoKOR+56.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Seo, YerinKOR0.06.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Kim, Lucas JiwonKOR-64.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Shin, DariaKOR-24.06.0 pts · #6
- 3Choi, GyungsookKOR-21.23.0 pts · #7