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Chang, Ethan
🇦🇺FIDE 3245080· Male· Australia· Born in 2010
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Ethan Chang, a 16-year-old Australian player, is rated 2139 — just 5 short of his peak of 2144 (Mar 2026, age 16) and sitting in the top 3% of Australian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 8-9, Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, and 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 5-7. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 NSW Rapid Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He reached Australian #48 in Mar 2026.
At junior level, he reached #5, #4 and #18 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2139
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz2080
All-time high
2144
−5 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#56 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #48
at age 16 · rated 2144
Mar 2026
5th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2144
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2144
at age 16 · −5 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+81
2058 → 2139
Tournaments
16
85 games
Score
50.5/ 8559.4%
36W29D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1954 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #5 | 2157 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 2046 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2264 | +18.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2109 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/11 | #16 | 2142 | +45.5 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #10 | 2022 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2545 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #78 | 2152 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #50 | 1088 | -57.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBruce D MurrayCM
🇦🇺AUS·1901
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDaniel WangCM
🇦🇺AUS·1961
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsReyaansh ChakrabartyFM
🇦🇺AUS·2283
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsArthur Huynh
🇦🇺AUS·2043
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsTerrence TangCM
🇦🇺AUS·2130
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Australia
#56
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,777
in continent
World
#12,079
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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