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Tai, Ethan
🇳🇿FIDE 4315260· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2012
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Ethan Tai, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1788 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +266 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 2 Round 2, 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, and 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13, #17 and #7 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd1607·Blz1729
All-time high
1788
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#80,122
#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
13th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1788
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1788
at age 14
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 13
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+194
1594 → 1788
Tournaments
15
65 games
Score
34.5/ 6553.1%
31W14D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #31 | 1891 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1841 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #33 | 1690 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #39 | 1850 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2258 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #80 | 1994 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #28 | 1879 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/2 | #36 | — | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2298 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #70 | 1547 | -55.6 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#133
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,874
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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New Zealand
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