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Gao, Yiguo
🇨🇦FIDE 2653125· Male· Canada· Born in 2010
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Yiguo Gao, a 16-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1627 — just 23 short of his peak of 1650 (Aug 2025, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +74 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Reading Week Open - U2000, 2026 SCC & Chess4win Happy New Year Open U1900, and 2025 Holidays Open - U1800.
At junior level, he reached #99 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1627
Standard
Rpd1433·Blz1441
All-time high
1650
−23 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,777
#136,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+236 Elo)
1414 → 1650
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1650
at age 15 · −23 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
May 2025
2024
99th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1428
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1612 → 1627
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
18.5/ 3552.9%
17W3D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 1594 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #3 | 2449 | +83.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1628 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #23 | 2345 | -31.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #22 | 1657 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #63 | 2143 | -32.4 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,220
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#16,824
in continent
World
#136,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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