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Van Vreede, Ethan

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FIDEFIDE 14380463· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Ethan Van Vreede, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1689 — just 16 short of his peak of 1705 (Nov 2025, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (A), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open), and 2025 Frances Baard Chess Classical (Premier). Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 Frances Baard Chess Rapid Open (Open)) recently.

At junior level, he reached #48 and #48 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1689

Standard

Rpd1632·Blz—

All-time high

1705

−16 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#113,956

#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
48th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1704
Jan 2026
2025
48th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1705
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1656 → 1705
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1705
at age 18 · −16 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Letlhogonolo Mathebola 1,678
2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (A) · Apr 2026 · +19.4 Elo
Evolution
-5
1694 → 1689
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
11W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (A)
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/5#51664-8.8
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/3#272641-7.2
2025 Frances Baard Chess Classical (Premier)
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/3#11932+9.6
2025 Diamond Chess Academy Youth Festival (Adult)
Swiss
Jun 20254/2#12449+39.2

Rankings

/
South Africa
#535
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,393
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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8
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2,268
9
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10
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2,237
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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4393🇿🇦Van Vreede, Ethan1,689
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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