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van Heerden, Ethan Joel
🇿🇦FIDE 14351315· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Ethan Joel Van Heerden, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1585 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Feb 2024 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship).
At junior level, he reached #95, #24 and #4 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1585
Standard
Rpd1638·Blz1625
All-time high
1585
at best
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#152,736
#152,736 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1585
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
95th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1571
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+333 Elo)
1238 → 1571
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1285 → returned at 1585
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1571 → 1585
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSandiso Jiki1,606·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·+22.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGladwin Groener1,724·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R3·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #58 | 2455 | +13.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#992
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,377
in continent
World
#152,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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