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Kao, Jamison Edrich
CM🇺🇸FIDE 6007937· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Jamison Edrich Kao, a 17-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2242 — just 27 short of his peak of 2269 (Mar 2026, age 17) and sitting in the top 5% of American players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +224 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B, 2026 March NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Masters, and 2026 March Marshall Premier FIDE - Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - Open Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently.
Competes for United States of America since Feb 2026. Awarded CM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #23 and #27 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2242
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz2132
All-time high
2269
−27 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
95
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#243 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
11 entries2026
23rd American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2269
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2269
at age 17 · −27 from today
Mar 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Feb 2026
Switched federation: HKG → USA
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+223
2019 → 2242
Tournaments
18
108 games
Score
77/ 10871.3%
67W20D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2233 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2341 | +13.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #18 | 1985 | -61.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #5 | 2227 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2261 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #10 | 2482 | +72.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/4 | #1 | 2479 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2122 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2104 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #31 | 2262 | +13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChun Yung Samuel LamFM
🇭🇰HKG·2078
+8 −5 =4
17 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsWang Ip Boris ChanCM
🇭🇰HKG·1923
+7 −7 =2
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDaniel King Wai LamFM
🇭🇰HKG·1986
+6 −9 =1
16 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsIn Hei Henry HoFM
🇭🇰HKG·1828
+9 −4 =0
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPui Yin Brandon ChanCM
🇭🇰HKG·2001
+7 −3 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#243
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#689
in continent
World
#6,144
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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World
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