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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 appearances: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship) and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Girls.
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
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#170,872
#170,872 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship)finished #1 (seeded #11 of 50)
Evolution
+67
1469 → 1536
Tournaments
2
25 games
Score
11.5/ 2546.0%
15W6D4L
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
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/3 | #1 | 2408 | +61.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/1 | #23 | 2400 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,229
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,168
in continent
World
#170,840
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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