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Pearson, Ethan

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FIDEFIDE 14366096· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008

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Ethan Pearson, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1682. He has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U20 and Open), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open). Also played 1 rapid event (including Buffalo City Open 2025 (B)) recently. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 17 (May 2025).

At junior level, he reached #28 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1682

Standard

Rpd1689·Blz—

All-time high

1753

−71 pts below
May 2025 · age 17

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#116,165

#116,165 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
28th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1753
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
May 2025
All-time peak 1753
at age 17 · −71 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1753 · at age 17
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys)
perf 2376 (+694) · 5.5/5 · #7
Top opponent
vs Jared CHIPUNZA 1,814
EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys) · Apr 2026 · +27.3 Elo
Evolution
-46
1728 → 1682
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
20.5/ 3853.9%
25W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys)
Swiss
Apr 20265.5/5#72376+17.2
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U20 and Open)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/2#62512-19.6
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#211754-24.0
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20254/1#802332+11.2
Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U18 Open)
Swiss
Sep 20254/3#232344-28.0
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U18 Open) (-28.0 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

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South Africa
#568
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,482
in continent
World
#116,161
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
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2,245
...
568🇿🇦Pearson, Ethan1,682
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
4482🇿🇦Pearson, Ethan1,682
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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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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116161🇿🇦Pearson, Ethan1,682