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Vaz, Ethan

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FIDEFIDE 25940783· Male· India· Born in 2011

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Ethan Vaz, a 15-year-old Indian International Master, is rated 2521 — just 1 short of his peak of 2522 (Mar 2026, age 15) and ranked 1st among Indian players under 16, and 454th worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 147 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, Chola Chess FIDE Round Robin Grandmaster Tournament, and GM RR 98 Putnik. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 2 blitz events (including SENTA - Blitz 12 Fantastico 12.jan 2026) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2020 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached World #454 in Mar 2026.

Previously known as Ethan Vaz (until Jul 2019). Awarded IM in 2024 (age 13) and FM in 2023 (age 12). Earned GM norms at GM4_Festival saha "Bijeljina 2025" and GM Mix 11 Fantastico 3-8. jan 2026 SENTA. At junior level, he reached World #6 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #2 in U12, World #35 in U8 and #8 nationally in U10.

Current rating

2521

Standard

Rpd2310·Blz2369

All-time high

2522

−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15

Activity

142

games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo

147 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Indian players under 16 · of 3,157

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
Peak World rank: #454
at age 15 · rated 2522
Mar 2026
6th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2522
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2522
at age 15 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
6-month rising streak
+75 Elo
Mar 2026
Peak Indian rank: #38
at age 15 · rated 2516
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2500
at age 14
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025
perf 2746 (+230) · 10.5/11 · #1
Top opponent
vs Sergei LobanovGM 2,548
Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS · Jul 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+92
2429 → 2521
Tournaments
15
138 games
Score
98/ 13871.0%
73W50D15L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsShakhrombek KarimovCM2,202·27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U16·R9·-8.5
2.[L]vsAdela VelikicWIM2,234·RUDAR XXV - GM ROUND ROBIN·R7·-8.2
3.[L]vsAlex YermolinskyGM2,380·GM RR 98 Putnik·R6·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26
Open Swiss
Mar 20269/11#22443-0.9
Chola Chess FIDE Round Robin Grandmaster Tournament
Round-Robin
Feb 20265.5/9#32551+4.2
GM RR 98 Putnik
Round-Robin
Jan 20265/9#52471-5.3
GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/9#62468-5.1
GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#62481-2.7
GM Mix 11 Fantastico 3-8. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20267/9#12651+15.0
54th National Junior Open (Under-19) Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 202510.5/11#12746+19.5
27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U16
Open Swiss
Nov 20257/9#32376-3.9
RUDAR XXV - GM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Nov 20256.5/9#12557+11.1
RUDAR XXIV - GM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Nov 20255/9#52448-2.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsRosh JainFM
🇮🇳IND·2354
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMayank ChakrabortyIM
🇮🇳IND·2506
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAronyak GhoshIM
🇮🇳IND·2541
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDau Khuong DuyIM
🇻🇳VIE·2521
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVivaan Vijay SaraogiCM
🇮🇳IND·2163
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings

/
India
#38
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#116
in continent
World
#454
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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India
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5
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38🇮🇳Vaz, Ethan2,521
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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World
1
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2
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3
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2,780
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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454🇮🇳Vaz, Ethan2,521