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Ethan Vaz
Indian chess player (born 2011) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ethan Vaz (born 3 September 2011) is an Indian chess player who holds the title of International Master. A chess prodigy, he achieved the International Master title at the age of 12, becoming the youngest player in the world to hold the title at the time.[1][2] In 2025, he won five medals at the Western Asia Youth Chess Championships.[3]
He is set to represent India in an upcoming team match against the United States alongside World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, where he will face American prodigy Tanitoluwa Adewumi.[4][5]
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Chess career
Ethan started playing chess in 2017, at the age of 6.[6] Following a hiatus from tournaments for over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he resumed play in 2022 and rapidly gained rating. He earned his first International Master norm at the Sharjah Masters in August 2023. He earned his second norm three months later in November, and his final norm on January 3, 2024.[7]
In September 2024, he won the gold medal in the under-16 category of the Commonwealth Chess Championship.[8][3]
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