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Canham, Ethan

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FIDEFIDE 534011633· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012

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Ethan Canham, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1487. He has slipped back 103 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U16 Boys). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1590 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026).

At junior level, he reached #51 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1487

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1441

All-time high

1590

−103 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14

Activity

81

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#189,567

#189,567 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
51st South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1590
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1590
at age 14 · −103 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1590 · at age 14
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys)
perf 1668 (+181) · 3/5 · #23
Top opponent
vs Saien Naidu 1,630
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys) · Mar 2026 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-103
1590 → 1487
Tournaments
11
69 games
Score
39/ 6956.5%
40W8D21L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys)
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#231668+0.8
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#391596-27.2
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U16 Boys)
Swiss
Feb 20263/1#142407-19.2
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 3 (U16)
Swiss
Feb 20263/2#122369-36.4
2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U16)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/2#62349-21.6
Worst Elo result: 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 3 (U16) (-36.4 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,459
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,955
in continent
World
#189,487
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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10
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1459🇿🇦Canham, Ethan1,487
Africa
1
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2,627
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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8
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9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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7955🇿🇦Canham, Ethan1,487
World
1
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2
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7
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189487🇿🇦Canham, Ethan1,487