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Gao, Heye
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2638223· Male· Canada· Born in 2012
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Heye Gao, a 14-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2099 — his current career high and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 14, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +144 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chess4win North York FIDE Ladder Open O2000, 2026 Canadian Closed, and 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900. Also played 5 rapid events (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 13). At junior level, he reached #5, #3, #14 and #4 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd1992·Blz1787
All-time high
2099
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#263 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
17 entries2026
5th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2099
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2099
at age 14
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 13
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+144
1955 → 2099
Tournaments
16
95 games
Score
58.5/ 9561.6%
48W21D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #27 | 2245 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #10 | 1921 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #35 | 2155 | +54.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2032 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #16 | 2224 | +58.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/5 | #30 | 1280 | -84.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2211 | +72.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #14 | 1888 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1866 | -42.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #13 | 1992 | -20.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJifan Zhao
🇨🇦CAN·1819
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAarush Ajith
🇨🇦CAN·1922
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSaarthak MalakarFM
🇨🇦CAN·2302
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAshley QianWFM
🇨🇦CAN·2001
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#111
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,634
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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