Jason Cao
Canadian chess player (born 2000)
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Jason Cao (born December 17, 2000) is a Canadian chess player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 2000 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Title | FIDE Master (2010) |
| Peak rating | 2368 (August 2015) |
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 NM 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]
