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Gao, Kai

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FIDEFIDE 8607770· Male· China· Born in 2001

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Kai Gao, a 25-year-old Chinese player, is rated 2015 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS B and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO. Also played 1 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 1 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019), 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025).

At junior level, he reached #22, #25 and #27 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2015

Standard

Rpd1977·Blz1983

All-time high

2015

at best
Sep 2025 · age 24

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,232

#25,232 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1894 → 2015
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2015
at age 24
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1894 → returned at 1906
May 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Mar 2023
2020
22nd Chinese U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1899
Jul 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO
perf 2195 (+217) · 5.5/10 · #31
Top opponent
vs Muxi Chen 2,224
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO · Jul 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+109
1906 → 2015
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
12.5/ 1965.8%
8W9D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRaphael Gut2,147·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO·R3·+14.5
2.[W]vsCedric Hirzel2,141·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO·R10·+14.4
3.[W]vsJeremie Papaux2,020·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO·R2·+11.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAnuar TureshbayevCM2,163·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO·R1·-5.1
2.[L]vsLionel Gut2,239·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO·R4·-3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS B
Open Swiss
Jul 20257/9#82068+36.8
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/10#312195+72.0

Rankings

/
China
#225
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,200
in continent
World
#25,232
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
China
1
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2,753
2
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2,738
3
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2,714
4
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2,684
5
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2,661
6
🇨🇳Lu, ShangleiFollow Shanglei LuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,635
7
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2,625
8
🇨🇳Wang, YueFollow Yue WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,623
9
🇨🇳Xu, XiangyuFollow Xiangyu XuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,611
9
🇨🇳Ma, QunFollow Qun MaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,611
...
225🇨🇳Gao, Kai2,015
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
3200🇨🇳Gao, Kai2,015
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
25232🇨🇳Gao, Kai2,015