Jason Cao
| Jason Cao | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Born | December 17, 2000 Victoria, British Columbia[1] |
| Title | FIDE Master (2010) |
| FIDE rating | 2306 (May 2018) |
| Peak rating | 2368 (August 2015) |
Jason Cao (born December 17, 2000) is a Canadian chess player.
Chess career
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
From 2018 to 2023, Cao attended the University of British Columbia for a bachelor of applied science in computer engineering.[8]
References
- ^ "World heading to Victoria for chess". April 11, 2014.
- ^ Bell, Jeff (January 23, 2011). "Victoria chess champ, age 10, moves into limelight with world title".
- ^ "2010 World Youth Chess Championship – Final report". November 1, 2010.
- ^ "B.C. chess champs help raise funds for Surrey Food Bank". June 15, 2017.
- ^ 40th Paul Keres Memorial. Tournament report FIDE
- ^ Arrais, Pedro (March 24, 2016). "Explore: Chess players prepare for battle in Grand Pacific Open".
- ^ Bainas, Lexi (August 30, 2018). "Cowichan Coffee Time: Welcomes and celebrations".
- ^ "Jason Cao".
External links
- Jason Cao rating card at FIDE
- Jason Cao player profile and games at Chessgames.com
