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Cole, Ethan
🇮🇪FIDE 2514818· Male· Ireland· Born in 2012
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Ethan Cole, a 14-year-old Irish player, is rated 2044 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 14, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +153 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Williamson Shield 2026, Gonzaga Chess Classic Masters 2026, and Ulster Masters Chess Championship o1700. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 British Championship: Under 14 Rapidplay) and 5 blitz events (including City of Bangor Spring Blitz 2026) recently. He reached Irish #64 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2044
Standard
Rpd2051·Blz1940
All-time high
2044
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#385 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak Irish rank: #64
at age 14 · rated 2044
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2044
at age 14
Jun 2026
3rd Irish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2018
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 13
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+443 Elo)
1427 → 1870
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+153
1891 → 2044
Tournaments
9
45 games
Score
28.5/ 4563.3%
23W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2148 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2074 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #22 | 1924 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2117 | +45.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #2 | 2528 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #5 | 2019 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1989 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #9 | 1874 | -6.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2022 | +32.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrew Campbell
🇮🇪IRL·1951
+10 −8 =6
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAdam Rushe
🇮🇪IRL·1732
+6 −6 =3
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMandar Tahmankar
🇮🇳IND·2085
+2 −9 =3
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEdward Khanzharov
🇮🇪IRL·1834
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsCaleb McClean
🇮🇪IRL·1897
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#64
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#15,785
in continent
World
#21,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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