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Merkel, Ethan

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

100

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

104 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#31 · French players under 14 · of 1,184

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
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

Best result
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande
perf 2134 (+105) · 4.5/8 · #231
Top opponent
vs Peio DuboueIM 2,461

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#251994-12.0
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#5072051+9.6
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/8#2312134+62.0
Team
Jan 20260/1#11011162-25.2
Team
Jan 20263/4#302143+18.8
Open Swiss
Dec 20250/5#1421265-91.6
Team
Dec 20251.5/2#1952224+20.0
Team
Nov 20251.5/3#522019+2.8
Team
Nov 20251/1#1892853+22.4
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/9#372054+36.0
Worst Elo result: 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open A (-91.6 Elo, finished #142).

Most-Played Opponents

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

Europe & World

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France
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3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
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1346🇫🇷Merkel, Ethan2,018
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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18298🇫🇷Merkel, Ethan2,018
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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24811🇫🇷Merkel, Ethan2,018