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Adams, Chezhaan Ethan
🇿🇦FIDE 534022473· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Chezhaan Ethan Adams, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1694. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and Bonza Battle of the Minds Closed. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1739 was reached at age 13 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1694
Standard
Rpd1661·Blz1629
All-time high
1739
−45 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 13
Oct 2025 · age 13
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#112,159
#112,159 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
8th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1737
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1739
at age 13 · −45 from today
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1739 · at age 13
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)perf 2012 (+318) · 6/7 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
-45
1739 → 1694
Tournaments
11
86 games
Score
45.5/ 8652.9%
49W13D24L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsCurtis Reuben Thuo1,675·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)·R7·+18.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #14 | 2012 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #16 | 2350 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #15 | 1801 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #2 | 2430 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/2 | #9 | 2333 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #67 | 2325 | -10.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/2 | #30 | 2303 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #2 | 1620 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/1 | #4 | 1458 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #164 | 774 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#511
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,294
in continent
World
#112,155
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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