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Chua, Ethan
🇳🇱FIDE 1089250· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2010
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Ethan Chua, a 16-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2234 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 101 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Limburgs Kampioenschap Rapid 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #4 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2234
Standard
Rpd2094·Blz1804
All-time high
2234
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#218 · Dutch players · of 4,671
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2234
at age 16
Jun 2026
6th Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2186
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+169
2065 → 2234
Tournaments
21
75 games
Score
42/ 7556.0%
36W14D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #20 | 2177 | -12.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | 1457 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2412 | +76.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 2954 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #435 | 2169 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #117 | 2157 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #191 | 1478 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #6 | 2341 | +44.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1358 | -20.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #73 | 2352 | +42.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#218
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#4,458
in continent
World
#6,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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