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Tao, Trevor

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FIDEFIDE 3201961· Male· Australia· Born in 1977

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Trevor Tao, a 49-year-old Australian International Master, is rated 2322 and ranked 18th among Australian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is currently in the 2300–2350 range. 49 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Championships, 2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed, and 2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Round 1. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Burwood Saturday Rapid June) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Burwood Open Blitz August) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2004–2005), 67 months (2006–2012), 14 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2016–2017), 50 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2440 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2012); he also reached Australian #3 in May 2012 and spent 16 months in Australian top 5.

Awarded IM in 2012 (age 35).

Current rating

2322

Standard

Rpd2326·Blz2265

All-time high

2440

−118 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 35

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#18

#18 · Australian players · of 1,878
16 months in National top 5 (2012–2014)

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2343 → returned at 2351
Feb 2024
1st Australian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2364
Jan 2024
2020
1st Australian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2366
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 2366 → returned at 2364
Aug 2019
100 career games
at age 42
May 2019
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2381 → returned at 2378
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Burwood IM Round Robin
perf 2407 (+56) · 6/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Igor BjelobrkIM 2,397
2025 Burwood IM Round Robin · Oct 2025 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-21
2343 → 2322
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
31.5/ 4964.3%
21W21D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIgor BjelobrkIM2,397·2025 Burwood IM Round Robin·R5·+5.7
2.[W]vsYi LiuFM2,329·2026 Australian Championship·R4·+4.9
3.[W]vsJacek StopaGM2,335·2025 Burwood IM Round Robin·R1·+4.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Sydney International Open - Championships
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#102167-16.9
2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed
Round-Robin
Feb 20264.5/7#32354+2.2
2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Round 1
Round-Robin
Feb 20261/1#22936+2.4
2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/6#52179-5.1
2026 Australian Championship
Swiss
Jan 20266.5/11#62324-2.2
2025 Australian Universities Chess League
Team
Dec 20254/6#42172-10.1
2025 Burwood IM Round Robin
Round-Robin
Oct 20256/9#22407+8.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Sydney International Open - Championships (-16.9 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Australia
#18
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#666
in continent
World
#3,410
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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7
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8
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9
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