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Nel, Kayla
🇿🇦FIDE 14382989· Female· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Kayla Nel, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1619. She has slipped back 277 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Girls), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Girls), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Girls Championship). Her peak of 1896 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2026).
Competes as a woman since 2026. At junior level, she reached #7 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1619
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1896
−277 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#139,719
#139,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Competes as female
at age 15
May 2026
7th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1896
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1896
at age 15 · −277 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1896 · at age 15
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)perf 2379 (+760) · 6.5/6 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
-277
1896 → 1619
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
19.5/ 2967.2%
15W9D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMila Marie Snyman1,543·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)·R8·+15.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #10 | 2379 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #18 | 1462 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/3 | #4 | 1540 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #22 | 733 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#831
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,709
in continent
World
#139,710
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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