Ethan Pang


Ethan Pang is an English chess player.

Chess career

He began playing chess at the age of 5 during COVID lockdowns. At the age of 7, he was chosen to represent England at the European Youth Chess Championship 2022.
In June 2024, he became the youngest player to achieve a FIDE rating of 2200, doing so at a tournament in Newmarket, Suffolk. This earned him the Candidate Master title. This record has since been broken by Luca Protopopescu.
In September 2024, he won three successive games against grandmasters Milan Pacher, Attila Czebe, and Zoltán Varga in the Vezerkepzo IM tournament.
In November 2024, he broke Faustino Oro's record for youngest player to surpass 2300 rating at a second Vezérképző IM tournament. This also earned him the FIDE Master title.

Personal life

He attends the Westminster Under School.