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Gao, Arthur
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3240444· Male· Australia· Born in 2012
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Arthur Gao, a 14-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2125 and ranked 4th among Australian players under 14, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 118 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 1 Round 2, 2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters, and 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 MCC Allegro Championship) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 Victorian Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2226 was reached at age 14 (Mar 2026, Australian #30 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #66 in U14, World #46 in U12, World #30 in U10 and World #11 in U8.
Current rating
2125
Standard
Rpd2004·Blz2056
All-time high
2226
−101 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 14
Mar 2026 · age 14
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
118 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Australian players under 14 · of 212
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #30
at age 14 · rated 2226
Mar 2026
66th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2226
Mar 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 14
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2226
at age 14 · −101 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 13
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
2085 → 2125
Tournaments
20
98 games
Score
66/ 9867.3%
56W20D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 2252 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #16 | 2090 | -43.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #28 | 2093 | -37.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2372 | +12.9 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 2142 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #57 | 2098 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2277 | +12.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #4 | 2149 | -23.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2935 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2713 | +36.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2248
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTedric LiIM
🇦🇺AUS·2352
+3 −9 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJames HartleyCM
🇦🇺AUS·2011
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRyder TestolinIM
🇦🇺AUS·2244
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2116
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#62
out of 2,396 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,894
in continent
World
#13,204
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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