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Jason Cao

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Jason Cao
CountryCanada
Born (2000-12-17) December 17, 2000 (age 23)
Victoria, British Columbia[1]
TitleFIDE Master (2010)
FIDE rating2306 (May 2018)
Peak rating2368 (August 2015)

Jason Cao (born December 17, 2000) is a Canadian chess player.

Chess career

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Cao began playing chess at age 8.[2]

In 2010, Cao won the U10 World Youth Chess Championship ahead of Jeffery Xiong, Abhimanyu Puranik, and Bhaskar Gupta.[3] He is a three-time British Columbia chess champion.[4]

In 2015, Cao won the Paul Keres Memorial Tournament in Vancouver.[5]

In 2016, Cao competed in the Grand Pacific Open chess tournament held in Victoria.[6]

In August 2018, Cao won the Cowichan Rapid Open Chess Championship, defeating National Master Roger Patterson on tiebreaks.[7]

Personal life

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From 2018 to 2023, Cao attended the University of British Columbia for a bachelor of applied science in computer engineering.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "World heading to Victoria for chess". April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Bell, Jeff (January 23, 2011). "Victoria chess champ, age 10, moves into limelight with world title".
  3. ^ "2010 World Youth Chess Championship – Final report". November 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "B.C. chess champs help raise funds for Surrey Food Bank". June 15, 2017.
  5. ^ 40th Paul Keres Memorial. Tournament report FIDE
  6. ^ Arrais, Pedro (March 24, 2016). "Explore: Chess players prepare for battle in Grand Pacific Open".
  7. ^ Bainas, Lexi (August 30, 2018). "Cowichan Coffee Time: Welcomes and celebrations".
  8. ^ "Jason Cao".
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