Via Chess June
23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Seongnam, South Korea. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1683, and top seed was Jeongyeon Lee (π°π· KOR, 1754).
Denis Yugay (πΊπΏ UZB, 1745) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Yisoo Shin (4.5) and Simook Park (4.5). Yugay broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ria Kim (1541) beat Jeongyeon Lee (1754), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsDenis Yugay led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Denis Yugay never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Denis Yugay beat Simook Park (Black).
Denis Yugay 3 wins (R1βR3)Yisoo Shin 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denis Yugay | * | 1 | 1 | β |
| 2Simook Park | 0 | * | Β½ | β |
| 3Yisoo Shin | 0 | Β½ | * | β |
| 4Ria Kim | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugay, Denis | 1745 | UZB | +19N | +5B | +4N | =7B | +3N | +2B | 5.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 19.75 | 2055 | +71.6 |
| 2 | Shin, Yisoo | 1715 | KOR | +21N | =3B | +12N | +4B | +7N | β1N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 13.75 | 1862 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Park, Simook | 1631 | KOR | +22B | =2N | +13B | +10N | β1B | +5B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 1844 | +57.6 |
| 4 | Shim, Alina | 1697 | RUS | +8B | +11N | β1B | β2N | +15B | +9N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 930 | -36.0 |
| 5 | Chae, Hosung | 1674 | KOR | +18B | β1N | +20B | +6N | +9B | β3N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 1514 | -25.6 |
| 6 | Kim, Ria | 1541 | KOR | β9N | +21B | +22N | β5B | +12N | +7B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1847 | +48.0 |
| 7 | Jang, Seojun | 1738 | KOR | +15B | +20N | +10B | =1N | β2B | β6N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1583 | -34.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 13242938 | 0 | β | β4N | +?B | β11B | +16N | =?B | +15N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 13239481 | 0 | β | +6B | β10N | +16B | +11N | β5N | β4B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kim, Jaeha | 1677 | KOR | +23N | +9B | β7N | β3B | +14N | β11B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 885 | -39.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 13242660 | 0 | β | F | β4B | +8N | β9B | +13N | +10N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1699 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lee, Jeongyeon | 1754 | KOR | +16B | β13N | β2B | +23N | β6B | +17N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1414 | -70.0 |
| 13 | Kim, Junesun | 1662 | GUM | +14N | +12B | β3N | F | β11B | +18N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1693 | +3.6 |
| 14 | Kim, Rian | 0 | KOR | β13B | =15N | +18B | =?N | β10B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 13241737 | 0 | β | β7N | =14B | =19N | +22B | β4N | β8B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Choi, Jungwoon | 1509 | KOR | β12N | +23B | β9N | β8B | +18N | β14B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 954 | -8.0 |
| 17 | Jeong, Yul | 0 | KOR | F | F | F | +?B | +22N | β12B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 13242474 | 0 | β | β5N | =19B | β14N | +20N | β16B | β13B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Park, Kangmin | 1470 | KOR | β1B | =18N | =15B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 945 | -6.8 |
| 20 | FIDE 13233920 | 0 | β | +?N | β7B | β5N | β18B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 13227122 | 0 | β | β2B | β6N | +?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 13223674 | 0 | β | β3N | F | β6B | β15N | β17B | β?N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 13237772 | 0 | β | β10B | β16N | F | β12B | F | β?N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yugay, DenisUZB+71.65.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Park, SimookKOR+57.64.5 pts Β· #2
- 3Kim, RiaKOR+48.04.0 pts Β· #7
- 1Lee, JeongyeonKOR-70.03.0 pts Β· #11
- 2Kim, JaehaKOR-39.23.0 pts Β· #18
- 3Shim, AlinaRUS-36.04.0 pts Β· #20
- R5+213 Elo gap
- R6+197 Elo gap