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Mungal, Ethan
🇿🇦FIDE 14341646· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Ethan Mungal, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1924 — his current career high and ranked 6th among South African players under 16. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 14 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently. He reached South African #82 in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #5, #5 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1642·Blz1889
All-time high
1924
at best
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · South African players under 16 · of 252
Career timeline
9 entries2026
5th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1923
Jan 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #82
at age 15 · rated 1924
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1924
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+494 Elo)
1373 → 1867
Oct 2024
5th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1867
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1907 → 1924
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
3W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChipepo Kunda Fwati1,998·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R11·+24.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/11 | #26 | 1942 | +16.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#94
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,172
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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