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GT
Gao, Terry
🇦🇺FIDE 3238598· Male· Australia· Born in 2010
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Terry Gao, a 16-year-old Australian player, is rated 1889 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +212 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, and 2026 Australian Reserves. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 NSW Rapid Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #30, #52, #29, #3 and #3 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd1772·Blz1896
All-time high
1889
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
30th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1889
May 2026
All-time peak 1889
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 15
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+547 Elo)
1234 → 1781
Feb 2025
2024
52nd Australian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1695
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+119
1770 → 1889
Tournaments
7
38 games
Score
21.5/ 3856.6%
19W5D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #15 | 1896 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #18 | 1899 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/11 | #39 | 1828 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #9 | 1872 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #17 | 2473 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2478 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #11 | 1631 | -22.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Rooty Hill Club Championship Division B Rounds 4-7 (-22.4 Elo, finished #11).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVihaan Anup Kumar
🇦🇺AUS·2077
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBaby Joseph
🇦🇺AUS·1544
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAnup Kumar Siva Sankaran
🇦🇺AUS·1860
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsChanya Rupasinghe
🇦🇺AUS·1699
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAlexander Thuaux
🇦🇺AUS·1805
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#270
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,992
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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