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Gao, Oscar
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3235173· Male· Australia· Born in 2009
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Oscar Gao, a 17-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2010. He is progressing steadily with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U18 Open, and World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16. His peak of 2114 was reached at age 16 (Nov 2025, Australian #63 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #3, #6, #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2010
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1865
All-time high
2114
−104 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,949
#25,949 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
3rd Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2081
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Australian rank: #63
at age 16 · rated 2114
Nov 2025
6th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2114
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2114
at age 16 · −104 from today
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+43
1967 → 2010
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
24.5/ 4357.0%
20W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRyan Chengji Liu1,810·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R9·-30.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #39 | 1844 | -71.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #25 | 2035 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #57 | 2225 | +124.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #27 | 2010 | +1.2 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 5/5 | #6 | 2663 | +22.0 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-71.2 Elo, finished #39).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTim Hare
🇳🇿NZL·2054
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsYihe FuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2081
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsPatrick GongIM
🇦🇺AUS·2311
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDylan Gough
🇦🇺AUS·1743
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsGavin Soutar
🇦🇺AUS·1748
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2021
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Rankings
/
Australia
#122
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,285
in continent
World
#25,949
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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