Trevor Tao
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1977 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Australia |
| Title | International Master (2012) |
| Peak rating | 2440 (March 2012) |
Trevor Tao (born 22 November 1977) is an Australian chess player and mathematician.
Chess career
[edit]In 1992, he won the Australian Junior Chess Championship.[1]
In December 1994, he played for Australia on the first reserve board at the 31st Chess Olympiad, where he scored 4.5/8.[2] His most notable result was holding a draw against American grandmaster Sergey Kudrin.[3]
Tao has won the South Australian chess championship four times: in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2006.[4]
In October 2017, he was South Australia's top chess player[5] and tied for first place with William Jordan in the Labor Day Weekender Tournament hosted by the South Australian Chess Association. He went undefeated in the tournament and had a score of 5/6, but lost the championship to Jordan on tiebreak scores.[6]
In March 2018, he played in the O2C Doeberl Cup Premier. He got the strongest win of his career against Chinese grandmaster Ma Qun in the fifth round of the event.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]He has two brothers, mathematician Terence and Nigel.
In 1995, he represented Australia in the International Mathematical Olympiad, where he scored 27/42 and won a bronze medal.[9][10]
In 2005, he earned a PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Adelaide.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Australian Junior Champions".
- ↑ "31st Chess Olympiad: Moscow 1994".
- ↑ "Sergey Kudrin vs Trevor Tao".
- ↑ Honour Boards, South Australian Chess Association, November 22, 2025
- ↑ "A vacation break...with more chess in Adelaide!". October 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Labour Day Tournament 2017 Results". October 2, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier".
- ↑ "Trevor Tao - Ma Qun (2018)".
- ↑ "36th IMO 1995".
- ↑ "Trevor Tao".
- ↑ "Trevor Tao".
External links
[edit]- Trevor Tao rating card at FIDE
- Trevor Tao player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Living people
- 1977 births
- 21st-century Australian chess players
- Chess International Masters
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- Sportspeople from Adelaide
- University of Adelaide alumni
- International Mathematical Olympiad participants
- Australian people of Chinese descent
- Australian people of Hong Kong descent
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- 20th-century Australian chess players