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YJ
Yao, John
🇦🇺FIDE 3223183· Male· Australia· Born in 1958
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John Yao, a 68-year-old Australian player, is rated 1667. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Rooty Hill Autumn Swiss Rounds 5-8, 2026 Rooty Hill Autumn Swiss Rounds 1-4, and 2025 Rooty Hill Spring Swiss Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Rooty Hill Rapid Championships) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 Rooty Hill Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 1842 was reached at age 57 (Oct 2015).
Current rating
1667
Standard
Rpd1725·Blz1596
All-time high
1842
−175 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 57
Oct 2015 · age 57
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,806
#121,806 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
29th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1740
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+206 Elo)
1534 → 1740
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 63
Apr 2021
2020
34th Australian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1604
Oct 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1643 → 1667
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
10W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #20 | 2313 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #20 | 1838 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2317 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1710 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #14 | 1392 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1786 | +17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJeff CabilinCM
🇦🇺AUS·1813
+1 −10 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsVihaan Anup Kumar
🇦🇺AUS·2077
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsBaby Joseph
🇦🇺AUS·1544
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnup Kumar Siva Sankaran
🇦🇺AUS·1860
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSoliman Soliman
🇦🇺AUS·1512
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#875
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,437
in continent
World
#121,800
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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