Chess prodigy Ethan Vaz of Goa has clinched the Asian Youth Chess Championship (Classical), winning the Individual Gold as well as Team Gold for India in the Under-12 Open category at the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2022, at Bali, Indonesia, on 20th October. As the Champion, Ethan has also earned the prestigious FM (FIDE Master) Title, which will be officially conferred upon him after reaching a FIDE rating of 2100… Read More »Goa’s Ethan Vaz creates history; Wins Double Gold at Asian Youth Chess Championship

Ethan Vaz has made Goa proud by winning the Silver Medal for India at the World Youth Chess Solving Championship 2022, at Batumi, Georgia. The championship was held alongside the World Cadets Chess Championship, where Ethan delivered a mind-blowing performance but fell marginally short, missing a second Silver Medal by just half a point. The World Youth Chess Solving Championship was contested by 218 players from 39 countries, in 6… Read More »Ethan Wins Silver Medal at World Youth Chess Solving Championship

Ethan Vaz of Goa is on a roll at the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship 2022 (Under-12 Open) currently underway at Batumi, Georgia, with a perfect score of 4 points after 4 rounds of the 11-round swiss system tournament. After scoring his first two points against Utlu Mustafa Ali (Elo 1386) of Turkey and Zhu Charis (Elo 1350) of Canada, Ethan stunned 2nd seed FM Movahed Sina (Elo 2345) of… Read More »Ethan shines at World Cadets Chess Championship

Chess prodigy AIM Ethan Vaz of Raia, Goa, is on a roll with an impressive performance at the World Cup 2021 Finals, cruising through the round of sixteen and then following it up with an impressive win in the quarter-finals, thereby securing a spot in the semi-finals of the prestigious event. In the round of sixteen, Ethan (Elo 1348) defeated third seed Mao Daqi of New Zealand (Elo 1810) in… Read More »Chess World Cup 2021: Ethan enters Semi Finals

Chess prodigy AIM Ethan Vaz of Raia, Goa, who had earned the rare distinction of being selected for World Cup 2021 (Cadets & Youth) in two categories, viz. Under-10 And Under-12, has now achieved the unique distinction of having qualified for the World Cup Finals stage in both the categories. 9-year old Ethan finished joint 3rd runner-up and 5th on tie-break in the Selection Stage of the Under-12 Open World… Read More »Chess World Cup 2021: Ethan converts double entry into double glory

Chess prodigy Ethan Vaz of Goa emerged 3rd Runner-up at FIDE World Cup 2021 (Cadets & Youth, Under-10 Open) organized by International Chess Federation (FIDE) and hosted by Georgian Chess Federation. The 10-round Swiss tournament was tightly contested by 227 of the best players from 73 countries, including 20 from India, 16 from USA and 11 from Russia, amongst others. Ethan who was seeded at a modest 48th spot with… Read More »Ethan Shines at FIDE World Cup, Qualifies for Finals