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Canham, Ethan
🇿🇦FIDE 534011633· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Ethan Canham, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1507. He has slipped back 83 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Crowns), EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 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
1507
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1441
All-time high
1590
−83 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#183,058
#183,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 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 · −83 from today
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-83
1590 → 1507
Tournaments
11
73 games
Score
38/ 7352.1%
43W9D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/1 | #10 | 2290 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #23 | 1668 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #39 | 1596 | -27.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #14 | 2407 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #12 | 2369 | -36.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/2 | #6 | 2349 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #7 | 1532 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #110 | 710 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #10 | 1606 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/1 | #8 | 1526 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,374
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,799
in continent
World
#183,009
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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