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Samuels, Ethan
🇿🇦FIDE 14321068· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Ethan Samuels, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 2053 — his current career high and ranked 35th among South African players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship), Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #33 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #7, #6, #9 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz1981
All-time high
2053
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35
#35 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2053
at age 25
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
May 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Nov 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #33
at age 21 · rated 1890
Apr 2022
2020
7th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1845
Oct 2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1890
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2012 → 2053
Tournaments
4
40 games
Score
21/ 4052.5%
19W14D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #18 | 2138 | +21.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #4 | 2060 | +6.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7.5/8 | #9 | 2357 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/11 | #20 | 1975 | -11.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiraan Braaf
🇿🇦RSA·1889
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMatfey RogovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2369
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTezihano Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·1997
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCherwin Kleinsmidt
🇿🇦RSA·1965
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#35
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#414
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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