Soo, Kai Jie

Kai Jie Soo, a 28-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2289 — just 20 short of his peak of 2309 (Mar 2026, age 28) and ranked 22nd among Australian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 190 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender, and 2026 Melbourne International Open - Masters. Also played 5 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 13 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2011–2013), 16 months (2013–2014), 17 months (2016–2017) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). He reached Australian #18 in Mar 2026.

Competes for Australia since Jan 2023. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #11, #20, #27 and #17 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.