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Chua, Ethan

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FIDEFIDE 1089250· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2010

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Ethan Chua, a 16-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2186 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈61/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

2186

Standard

Rpd2086·Blz1804

All-time high

2186

at best
May 2026 · age 16

Activity

71

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#336 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
6th Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2186
May 2026
All-time peak 2186
at age 16
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
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Jun 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025
perf 2268 (+159) · 4/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Aakash GFM 2,300
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open A · Dec 2025 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
+62
2124 → 2186
Tournaments
20
82 games
Score
40.5/ 8249.4%
39W17D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVladislav LymarFM2,261·42. Muensterland-Open·R2·+28.5
2.[W]vsJoris KokjeFM2,272·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen·R3·+26.2
3.[W]vsSascha KurtFM2,280·Dutch Youth Championship 2026 U16·R3·+25.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

19 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#442954+19.2
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#4352169-0.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1172157-1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#1911478-14.8
4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/5#62341+44.4
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20260/1#961358-20.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/3#732352+42.4
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open A
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/8#522171+26.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1002117+1.6
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 November 2025
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#392171+4.4
Worst Elo result: 17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group A (-44.0 Elo, finished #106).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSascha KurtFM
🇳🇱NED·2325
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsSven Winter
🇳🇱NED·2084
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsWouter TerlouwFM
🇳🇱NED·2259
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#304
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#6,289
in continent
World
#8,926
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
304🇳🇱Chua, Ethan2,186
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
6289🇳🇱Chua, Ethan2,186
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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8926🇳🇱Chua, Ethan2,186