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Cornforth, Kayleigh
🇿🇦FIDE 14352753· Female· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Kayleigh Cornforth, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1536 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship).
At junior level, she reached #78 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1536
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1536
at best
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#171,773
#171,773 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1468 → 1536
May 2026
78th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1536
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1536
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship)finished #1 (seeded #11 of 50)
Evolution
+61
1475 → 1536
Tournaments
1
17 games
Score
5.5/ 1732.4%
10W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsImaan Arbi1,675·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship)·R6·+30.3
2.[W]vsLillith Jacobs1,547·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship)·R3·+24.0
3.[D]vsElowo Ngewu1,603·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship)·R4·+7.0
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/3 | #1 | 2408 | +61.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,227
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,286
in continent
World
#171,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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