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Gao, Sean

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FIDEFIDE 39950760· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010

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Sean Gao, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 1862 — just 23 short of his peak of 1885 (Dec 2025, age 15). He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 30th Annual Mid-America Open - Major, 2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open, and 2025 Brennan's Open.

Current rating

1862

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1885

−23 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#58,034

#58,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1808 → 1885
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1885
at age 15 · −23 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1792 · at age 14
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dhyana PatelWFM 2,035
2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open · Nov 2025 · +28.1 Elo
Evolution
+19
1843 → 1862
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
15.5/ 2659.6%
14W3D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDhyana PatelWFM2,035·2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open·R5·+28.1
2.[W]vsNehanraj Ramesh1,968·2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open·R4·+24.7
3.[W]vsHardy Gu1,806·2025 Brennan's Open·R5·+19.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
30th Annual Mid-America Open - Major
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/3#291738-24.0
2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/4#82777+73.6
2025 Brennan's Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/2#212717+12.0
2025 Beckstead Family Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#151853+16.4
2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/3#202504-33.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open (-33.6 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,591
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#6,510
in continent
World
#58,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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1591🇺🇸Gao, Sean1,862
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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6510🇺🇸Gao, Sean1,862
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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5
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6
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7
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7
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10
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58034🇺🇸Gao, Sean1,862