Olympiad Qualifier 2026 (Men)
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39 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Sehyun Kwon (🇰🇷 KOR, FM, 2283).
Sehyun Kwon (🇰🇷 KOR, FM, 2283) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Younggyu Lee (5.5) and Sihoo Park (5.0). Kwon broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Wooju Mo (1425) beat Taeu Kim (1652), a +227-point gap.
Location
🇰🇷Seongnam, South Korea
Dates
26 May 2026 → 29 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×39
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Sehyun Kwon led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
18
6
3
1
1
3
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Sehyun Kwon held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
FM Sehyun Kwon won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMSehyun Kwon | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Younggyu Lee | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMHungi Yun | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Yugeon Lee | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwon, SehyunFM | 2283 | KOR | +17N | +9B | +8N | +12B | =13N | =4B | +3N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 26.50 | 2289 | +2.8 |
| 2 | Lee, Younggyu | 2025 | KOR | +24B | =3N | +14B | =13N | =9B | +11N | +5B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 23.25 | 2109 | +26.4 |
| 3 | Park, Sihoo | 1897 | KOR | +29N | =2B | =4N | +15B | +12N | +13B | −1B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 20.25 | 2163 | +78.2 |
| 4 | Yun, HungiFM | 2225 | KOR | =22B | +18N | =3B | +19N | +6B | =1N | =8B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 21.25 | 2097 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan | 1879 | KOR | +16N | +10B | −12B | +35N | +8N | +18B | −2N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 2023 | +39.3 |
| 6 | Lee, Yugeon | 1923 | KOR | +28B | =7N | =22B | +14N | −4N | +25B | +12N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 18.00 | 2046 | +45.2 |
| 7 | Kim, Yegeon | 1867 | KOR | +39N | =6B | =10N | −8B | +23B | +22N | +13N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 15.75 | 2002 | +39.7 |
| 8 | Lee, Jiwoo | 1951 | KOR | +26N | +21B | −1B | +7N | −5B | +14N | =4N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 18.00 | 2048 | +34.0 |
| 9 | Hong, Joohyuk | 1882 | KOR | +36B | −1N | +20B | +22N | =2N | −12B | +18N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 2000 | +42.4 |
| 10 | Kim, InguhCM | 1959 | KOR | +20B | −5N | =7B | +30N | −18B | +23N | +15N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1872 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Hong, Juwon | 1908 | KOR | +34N | −35B | =23N | +25B | +27N | −2B | +21N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 13.00 | 2018 | +34.4 |
| 12 | Noh, Jinwoo | 2038 | KOR | +25N | +19B | +5N | −1N | −3B | +9N | −6B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 16.00 | 1980 | -10.2 |
| 13 | Li, Georgiy | 1985 | KOR | +23N | +15B | +35N | =2B | =1B | −3N | −7B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 14.25 | 1948 | -6.6 |
| 14 | Lee, Sungjun | 1835 | KOR | +32N | +27B | −2N | −6B | +20N | −8B | +25N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 1878 | +20.4 |
| 15 | Kim, Yejun | 1848 | KOR | +31B | −13N | +28B | −3N | +24B | +26N | −10B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1836 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Park, Chabeen | 1612 | KOR | −5B | −20N | +33B | −24N | +38B | +37N | +22B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1733 | +45.2 |
| 17 | Lee, Gyuyeon | 1792 | KOR | −1B | −22N | +36B | +37N | −26B | +31N | +30B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1725 | -23.2 |
| 18 | Jun, Sanghui | 1801 | KOR | +30N | −4B | +32N | =27B | +10N | −5N | −9B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1829 | +4.3 |
| 19 | Kim, Yubin | 1872 | KOR | +37B | −12N | +26B | −4B | −25N | +29N | =20B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1807 | -24.0 |
| 20 | Bae, Jaemin | 1727 | KOR | −10N | +16B | −9N | +39B | −14B | +36N | =19N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1759 | +11.2 |
| 21 | Kim, Taewoo A | 1821 | KOR | +38B | −8N | =30B | −23N | +35B | +24N | −11B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1692 | -15.2 |
| 22 | Jang, Seojun | 1791 | KOR | =4N | +17B | =6N | −9B | +28N | −7B | −16N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 1800 | -2.0 |
| 23 | Kim, Taewoo | 1768 | KOR | −13B | +37N | =11B | +21B | −7N | −10B | =28N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1774 | +1.2 |
| 24 | Joo, Eram | 1770 | KOR | −2N | +29B | −27N | +16B | −15N | −21B | +31B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1712 | -22.4 |
| 25 | Hong, Siwon | 1776 | KOR | −12B | +36N | +38B | −11N | +19B | −6N | −14B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1753 | -7.6 |
| 26 | Jang, Junyoung | 1712 | KOR | −8B | +31N | −19N | +32B | +17N | −15B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1741 | +4.8 |
| 27 | Kim, Kunhoo Alexander | 1905 | KOR | +33B | −14N | +24B | =18N | −11B | =30N | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1792 | -29.6 |
| 28 | Kim, Jaeha | 1685 | KOR | −6N | +39B | −15N | +31B | −22B | =35N | =23B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1669 | -7.6 |
| 29 | Lee, Junseo | 1631 | KOR | −3B | −24N | −31B | +38N | +39N | −19B | +36B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1608 | -11.6 |
| 30 | Kim, Joonoh | 0 | KOR | −18B | F | =21N | −10B | +34N | =27B | −17N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Choi, Jungwoon | 1495 | KOR | −15N | −26B | +29N | −28N | +37B | −17B | −24N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1553 | +13.6 |
| 32 | Lee, Yoonsoo | 1489 | KOR | −14B | +33N | −18B | −26N | −36N | +39B | −34B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1527 | +8.0 |
| 33 | Lee, Jinwoo | 1646 | KOR | −27N | −32B | −16N | −34B | F | +38N | +35B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1377 | -68.4 |
| 34 | Kim, Taeu | 1652 | KOR | −11B | −38N | −37B | +33N | −30B | F | +32N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1530 | -34.4 |
| 35 | Lee, Yonghwan | 0 | KOR | F | +11N | −13B | −5B | −21N | =28B | −33N | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Choi, Doeun | 1619 | KOR | −9N | −25B | −17N | F | +32B | −20B | −29N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 1443 | -50.0 |
| 37 | Cho, Minjun B | 1541 | KOR | −19N | −23B | +34N | −17B | −31N | −16B | −39N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 1366 | -53.6 |
| 38 | Mo, Wooju | 1425 | KOR | −21N | +34B | −25N | −29B | −16N | −33B | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1417 | -4.8 |
| 39 | Hwang, Hyeonjun | 1531 | KOR | −7B | −28N | F | −20N | −29B | −32N | +37B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1384 | -42.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Park, SihooKOR+78.25.0 pts · #6
- 2Lee, YugeonKOR+45.25.0 pts · #4
- 3Park, ChabeenKOR+45.24.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Lee, JinwooKOR-68.42.0 pts · #39
- 2Cho, Minjun BKOR-53.61.0 pts · #38
- 3Choi, DoeunKOR-50.01.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R2+227 Elo gap
- R7+179 Elo gap
- R5+158 Elo gap