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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
Top seed
🇰🇷FMSehyun Kwon2283
Avg top 10
2,020
Participants
39
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇷South Korea×39
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Sehyun Kwon led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
18
6
3
1
1
3
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
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
Player1234
1FMSehyun Kwon*
½
2Younggyu Lee*
3FMHungi Yun
½
*
1
4Yugeon Lee
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kwon, SehyunFM2283KOR+17N+9B+8N+12B=13N=4B+3N6.027.031.026.502289+2.8
2Lee, Younggyu2025KOR+24B=3N+14B=13N=9B+11N+5B5.527.030.023.252109+26.4
3Park, Sihoo1897KOR+29N=2B=4N+15B+12N+13B1B5.028.531.520.252163+78.2
4Yun, HungiFM2225KOR=22B+18N=3B+19N+6B=1N=8B5.027.530.521.252097-14.0
5Meiyazhagan, Kaviinayan1879KOR+16N+10B12B+35N+8N+18B2N5.026.027.518.002023+39.3
6Lee, Yugeon1923KOR+28B=7N=22B+14N4N+25B+12N5.024.027.018.002046+45.2
7Kim, Yegeon1867KOR+39N=6B=10N8B+23B+22N+13N5.024.025.015.752002+39.7
8Lee, Jiwoo1951KOR+26N+21B1B+7N5B+14N=4N4.528.531.518.002048+34.0
9Hong, Joohyuk1882KOR+36B1N+20B+22N=2N12B+18N4.525.526.513.752000+42.4
10Kim, InguhCM1959KOR+20B5N=7B+30N18B+23N+15N4.524.026.015.001872-12.8
11Hong, Juwon1908KOR+34N35B=23N+25B+27N2B+21N4.520.021.513.002018+34.4
12Noh, Jinwoo2038KOR+25N+19B+5N1N3B+9N6B4.029.032.016.001980-10.2
13Li, Georgiy1985KOR+23N+15B+35N=2B=1B3N7B4.028.530.014.251948-6.6
14Lee, Sungjun1835KOR+32N+27B2N6B+20N8B+25N4.024.526.511.501878+20.4
15Kim, Yejun1848KOR+31B13N+28B3N+24B+26N10B4.022.524.511.0018360.0
16Park, Chabeen1612KOR5B20N+33B24N+38B+37N+22B4.017.518.57.001733+45.2
17Lee, Gyuyeon1792KOR1B22N+36B+37N26B+31N+30B4.017.018.06.001725-23.2
18Jun, Sanghui1801KOR+30N4B+32N=27B+10N5N9B3.524.026.010.001829+4.3
19Kim, Yubin1872KOR+37B12N+26B4B25N+29N=20B3.521.522.58.751807-24.0
20Bae, Jaemin1727KOR10N+16B9N+39B14B+36N=19N3.521.522.57.751759+11.2
21Kim, Taewoo A1821KOR+38B8N=30B23N+35B+24N11B3.518.519.56.501692-15.2
22Jang, Seojun1791KOR=4N+17B=6N9B+28N7B16N3.027.530.512.001800-2.0
23Kim, Taewoo1768KOR13B+37N=11B+21B7N10B=28N3.024.525.58.251774+1.2
24Joo, Eram1770KOR2N+29B27N+16B15N21B+31B3.023.025.09.001712-22.4
25Hong, Siwon1776KOR12B+36N+38B11N+19B6N14B3.022.023.05.501753-7.6
26Jang, Junyoung1712KOR8B+31N19N+32B+17N15BF3.021.023.08.001741+4.8
27Kim, Kunhoo Alexander1905KOR+33B14N+24B=18N11B=30NF3.020.022.07.751792-29.6
28Kim, Jaeha1685KOR6N+39B15N+31B22B=35N=23B3.018.519.55.251669-7.6
29Lee, Junseo1631KOR3B24N31B+38N+39N19B+36B3.015.516.53.001608-11.6
30Kim, Joonoh0KOR18BF=21N10B+34N=27B17N2.020.520.55.2516970.0
31Choi, Jungwoon1495KOR15N26B+29N28N+37B17B24N2.020.021.04.001553+13.6
32Lee, Yoonsoo1489KOR14B+33N18B26N36N+39B34B2.015.516.53.001527+8.0
33Lee, Jinwoo1646KOR27N32B16N34BF+38N+35B2.013.513.52.501377-68.4
34Kim, Taeu1652KOR11B38N37B+33N30BF+32N2.012.512.54.001530-34.4
35Lee, Yonghwan0KORF+11N13B5B21N=28B33N1.522.022.06.0016280.0
36Choi, Doeun1619KOR9N25B17NF+32B20B29N1.020.020.02.001443-50.0
37Cho, Minjun B1541KOR19N23B+34N17B31N16B39N1.018.519.52.001366-53.6
38Mo, Wooju1425KOR21N+34B25N29B16N33BF1.017.517.52.001417-4.8
39Hwang, Hyeonjun1531KOR7B28NF20N29B32N+37B1.017.517.51.001384-42.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets