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Surmon, Ethan

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FIDEFIDE 14389770· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Ethan Surmon, a 15-year-old South African player. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Fide in the Bay August 2025 (B), NMB Closed 2025 (U16), and NMBCU Trials 4 2025 (U16). His peak of 1516 was reached at age 14 (May 2025).

At junior level, he reached #73 nationally in U14.

Current rating

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unranked

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1516

−1516 pts below
May 2025 · age 14

Activity

84

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#1,468

South Africa

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
73rd South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1516
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 14
May 2025
All-time peak 1516
at age 14 · −96 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1516 · at age 14
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Levi Blandy 1,486
NMB Closed 2025 (U16) · Jun 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
4W8D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsLevi Blandy1,486·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R2·+3.8
2.[D]vsSaud Ackerdien1,477·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R1·+3.3
3.[D]vsKamvalethu Sonti1,461·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R4·+2.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHloma Mbelekane1,406·Fide in the Bay August 2025 (B)·R3·-20.8
2.[L]vsTyler Barry1,483·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R6·-16.4
3.[L]vsMckenzie Gie1,501·NMB Closed 2025 (U16)·R5·-15.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Fide in the Bay August 2025 (B)
Swiss
Aug 20253/1#136060.0
NMB Closed 2025 (U16)
Swiss
Jun 20252/6#201354-22.0
NMBCU Trials 4 2025 (U16)
Swiss
May 20253/5#15—-27.2
Worst Elo result: NMBCU Trials 4 2025 (U16) (-27.2 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,468
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,880
in continent
World
#194,827
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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8
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9
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10
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1
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10
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