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Kao, Jamison Edrich

CM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

95

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#243 · American players · of 5,026

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
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

Best result
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major
perf 2482 (+259) · 4.5/5 · #10
Top opponent
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major · Jan 2026 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
+223
20192242
Tournaments
18
108 games
Score
77/ 10871.3%
67W20D21L

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Round-Robin
Mar 20264.5/9#62233-16.0
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#32341+13.3
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#181985-61.6
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/6#52227+11.6
Swiss
Jan 20264/5#42261+34.4
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/5#102482+72.4
Swiss
Jan 20265/4#12479+19.2
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/9#252122+3.2
Swiss
Nov 20256/7#22104+1.2
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/3#312262+13.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 March Marshall Premier FIDE - Open (-61.6 Elo, finished #18).

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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

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
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
...
243🇺🇸Kao, Jamison Edrich2,242
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
689🇺🇸Kao, Jamison Edrich2,242
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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6144🇺🇸Kao, Jamison Edrich2,242