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Goa’s Ethan Vaz becomes World No. 1

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11-year-old Ethan Vaz of Goa has become the World No.1 in the Under-12 category in Blitz Chess, which is the fastest format of the sport. Ethan increased a whopping 184 Elo points at Silver Lake 2023 Open Blitz tournament in June, where he defeated 3 International Masters (IMs), amongst others, and clinched the 4th place award amongst 122 players. In July, he pumped up his rating by an additional 208… Read More »Goa’s Ethan Vaz becomes World No. 1

Ethan Vaz impresses at Delhi International GM Open

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11-year-old Ethan Vaz of Goa rocked the chess world as he stood joint 3rd along with 5 grandmasters, at the 20th Delhi International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2023, with a fantastic score of 8.5 points in 10 rounds. He finished in 6th place based on Buchholz tie-break score. Contested by 1075 players including 50+ titled players from 17 countries, the tournament is one of the strongest and probably the biggest… Read More »Ethan Vaz impresses at Delhi International GM Open

Goa’s Ethan Vaz becomes Commonwealth Chess Champion

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Chess prodigy Ethan Vaz of Goa has clinched the Gold Medal for India at the Commonwealth Chess Championships 2022, in the Under-12 Open category. The championships were organized in Sri Lanka, from 14th to 22nd November.

Goa’s Ethan Vaz creates history; Wins Double Gold at Asian Youth Chess Championship

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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 Wins Silver Medal at World Youth Chess Solving Championship

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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 shines at World Cadets Chess Championship

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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
Ethan World Cup Super Finals Silver Medalist

Ethan clinches Silver Medal at World Championship Super Final 2021

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Chess Prodigy of Goa, AIM Ethan Vaz, made India proud yet again, this time by clinching the Silver Medal at the most prestigious chess tournament – the Super Final, which is the final stage of the FIDE Online Cadets and Youth Rapid World Championship series. Over 3,000 participants from 160 national federations took part in the World Championship series, which started with the World Cup in August, followed by the… Read More »Ethan clinches Silver Medal at World Championship Super Final 2021

Ethan climbs World Cup Podium, Earns rights to Super Finals

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AIM Ethan Vaz (1384 Elo) fought fearlessly in the final match of the World Cup Finals 2021, but fell short of overcoming the World No. 1 CM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus of Turkey (2150 Elo) who is the world’s highest rated player in the category. Ethan took to the World Cup Podium as the 1st runner-up, winning the Silver Medal for India. By virtue of his podium finish, Ethan shall be… Read More »Ethan climbs World Cup Podium, Earns rights to Super Finals

Chess World Cup: Ethan reaches finals, Assures medal for India

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Goan chess sensation AIM Ethan Vaz has assured a medal for India at the World Cup 2021 Finals tournament by overcoming Yurasov Matfey of Russia in the semi-finals and securing his spot in the finals. After an easy win in the first rapid game against the Russian’s Monte Carlo Variation of the French Defense, Ethan needed just a draw from an advantageous position in the second game to get himself… Read More »Chess World Cup: Ethan reaches finals, Assures medal for India

Chess World Cup 2021: Ethan enters Semi Finals

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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