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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 has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈33/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

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

#58,058

#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dhyana PatelWFM 2,035
2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open · Nov 2025 · +28.1 Elo
Evolution
+19
1843 → 1862
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
13W3D8L
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

6 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
18th Annual Chicago Class - Expert
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/3#371694-24.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open (-33.6 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,605
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,484
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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1
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1
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3
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4
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5
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2,732
6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1
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2
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2
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8
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