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Merkel, Ethan
🇫🇷FIDE 651092220· Male· France· Born in 2013
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Ethan Merkel, a 13-year-old French player, is rated 2018 and sitting in the top 3% of French players under 14. He has fluctuated between 1871 and 2071 over the past 2 years. 104 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande. Also played 11 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2071 was reached at age 12 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached World #76 in U12, World #48 in U10 and #18 and #8 nationally in U14 and U8.
Current rating
2018
Standard
Rpd2009·Blz1944
All-time high
2071
−53 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 12
Aug 2025 · age 12
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
104 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#31 · French players under 14 · of 1,184
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
Apr 2026
18th French U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2056
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2071
at age 12 · −53 from today
Aug 2025
7-month rising streak
+152 Elo
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2026 → 2018
Tournaments
16
96 games
Score
47/ 9649.0%
42W19D35L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAndrea De HeugCM2,161·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R4·+28.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #25 | 1994 | -12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #507 | 2051 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #231 | 2134 | +62.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1101 | 1162 | -25.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #30 | 2143 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/5 | #142 | 1265 | -91.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #195 | 2224 | +20.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #52 | 2019 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #189 | 2853 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #37 | 2054 | +36.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNoe El Karoui
🇫🇷FRA·2114
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsValentin NicotCM
🇫🇷FRA·2154
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLeo Ma
🇫🇷FRA·1750
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIyad LandolsiCM
🇫🇷FRA·2230
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAyrad BoumrarFM
🇫🇷FRA·2206
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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France
#1,346
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#18,298
in continent
World
#24,811
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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