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Gao, Raymond
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2629429· Male· Canada· Born in 2006
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Raymond Gao, a 20-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2086 — just 2 short of his peak of 2088 (Mar 2026, age 20) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 Chess4win February Markham Open O1900, and 2026 Reading Week Open - Crown. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Toronto Universities Team Competition - Board 1) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Hart House Summer Blitz) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #12, #11, #7, #11 and #17 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2086
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz2101
All-time high
2088
−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 20
Mar 2026 · age 20
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,743 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 20
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2088
at age 20 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
2025
12th Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2065
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+80
2006 → 2086
Tournaments
9
51 games
Score
31.5/ 5161.8%
25W13D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #41 | 2085 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2145 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 2192 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #15 | — | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #27 | 1907 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 2156 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2415 | +39.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #23 | 2242 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1929 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFengxi Mao
🇨🇦CAN·2269
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsEthan Moon
🇨🇦CAN·1961
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJeffrey R Zhao
🇨🇦CAN·2047
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2419
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#118
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,762
in continent
World
#16,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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