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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 (≈61/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%
#60 · Australian players · of 1,878
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
2114 → 2139
Tournaments
14
82 games
Score
44/ 8253.7%
34W27D21L
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·2294
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsArthur Huynh
🇦🇺AUS·2044
+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
/
Australia
#60
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,764
in continent
World
#12,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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