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Gao, Marvin
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30920175· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Marvin Gao, a 18-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2193 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2143 and 2250 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Master, 23rd Annual Turkey Bowl - Premier, and 2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open. He took a 22-month break between Dec 2017 and Nov 2019. His peak of 2250 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2025).
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #84 in U10, World #58 in U8 and #26, #28, #27 and #58 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2193
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2250
−57 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#521 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
17 entries2025
26th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2250
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2250
at age 17 · −57 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
28th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2184
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2202 → 2193
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
7W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #25 | 2072 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 1178 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #8 | 2544 | +64.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #86 | 2160 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#310
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#938
in continent
World
#8,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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