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

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player.

Chess career

Cao began playing chess at age 8. In 2010, Cao won the U10

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ahead of

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, and Bhaskar Gupta. He is a three-time British Columbia chess champion. In 2015, Cao won the

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. In 2016, Cao competed in the Grand Pacific Open chess tournament held in Victoria. In August 2018, Cao won the Cowichan Rapid Open Chess Championship, defeating National Master Roger Patterson on tiebreaks.

Personal life

From 2018 to 2023, Cao attended the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

for a bachelor of applied science in computer engineering.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cao, Jason Living people 2000 births Canadian chess players Chess FIDE Masters Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia University of British Columbia Faculty of Applied Science alumni World Youth Chess Champions Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent