South Korean Chess Championship Explained

The South Korean Chess Championship (Korean: 전국 체스 선수권 대회, Korea National Championship) is organized by the Korea Chess Federation, which was established in 2008 after FIDE negotiated an agreement between three rival organizations to unify into a single governing body for chess in South Korea.[1]

Winners

No.Year Champion
12009 Erdem Dashibalov[2]
22010 Jang Kyungsik[3]
32012 Kim Inguh[4]
42013 Ahn Sungmin[5]
52014 Lee Jun Hyeok[6]
62015 Kim Inguh[7]
72016 Martin Walker[8]
82017Lee Jun Hyeok[9]
92018Kwon Sehyun[10]
102019Kwon Sehyun[11]
112020Kwon Sehyun[12]
122021Lee Jun Hyeok[13]
132022Kwon Sehyun[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unification Process of Chess in Korea . . 2008-04-08 . 2016-10-01 . 2016-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020232143/https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/2887-unification-process-of-chess-in-korea.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Original Tournament Report: 1st National Championship 2009 . FIDE . 2016-10-01.
  3. Web site: Original Tournament Report: 2010 2nd National Championship . FIDE . 2016-10-01.
  4. Web site: Original Tournament Report: 2012 Korea Mens Championship . FIDE . 2016-10-01.
  5. Web site: Original Tournament Report: 2013 Korea National Championship - Men . FIDE . 2016-10-01.
  6. Web site: Original Tournament Report: 2014 Korea National Championship - Open . . 2016-10-01.
  7. Web site: Original Tournament Report: 2015 Korea National Championship - Men . FIDE . 2016-10-01.
  8. Web site: 2016 전국선수권대회 남자 final ranking. kchess.or.kr. 2022-03-23.
  9. Web site: 2017 National Championship - Men February 2017 South Korea FIDE Chess Tournament report. ratings.fide.com. 2020-03-25.
  10. Web site: 2018 전국 선수권 대회 본선 결과. kchess.or.kr. 2022-03-23.
  11. Web site: 2019 National Championship Men February 2019 South Korea FIDE Chess Tournament report. ratings.fide.com. 2020-03-25.
  12. Web site: 2020 전국 체스 선수권대회_ 남자 본선 결과. kchess.or.kr. 2022-02-27.
  13. Web site: 2021 전국 체스 선수권 대회 결과_남자. kchess.or.kr. 2022-02-27.
  14. Web site: 2022 전국 체스 선수권 대회_스탠다드(남)_최종 순위. kchess.or.kr. 2022-03-23.