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Gaite, Karen Nerina
WFM🇦🇷FIDE 169420· Female· Argentina· Born in 2007
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Karen Nerina Gaite, a 19-year-old Argentine Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2039 — just 13 short of her peak of 2052 (Nov 2025, age 18) and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide. She has fluctuated between 1892 and 2052 over the past 2 years. 114 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV IRT SUB. 2400 MEMORIAL M.F. ALBERTO R. RODRIGUEZ, Campeonato Argentino Sub20 2026 Absoluto, and 75 Aniversario Torneo de Verano de Villa Ballester 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including IV Abierto Circuito Minero - Salta) and 5 blitz events (including Blitz IRT Villa Constitucion 2025) recently.
Competes as a woman since 2021. Awarded WFM in 2024 (age 17) and WCM in 2023 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #13, #7, #7, #33 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz2021
All-time high
2052
−13 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
114 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#1,095 · women worldwide · of 22,864
Career timeline
18 entries2026
13th Argentine U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2051
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2052
at age 18 · −13 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Oct 2025
7th Argentine U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2048
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
2023 → 2039
Tournaments
12
94 games
Score
58/ 9461.7%
48W20D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLuca Jesus Bona1,816·VII Abierto Internacional de Villa Constitucion "Copa ArcelorMittal"·R2·-28.3
3.[L]vsHema VikasWCM1,856·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Femenino·R4·-26.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #12 | 2195 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #5 | 2044 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #26 | 1923 | -23.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 2361 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1986 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #5 | 1909 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #30 | 2091 | +42.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2041 | +40.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #30 | 1893 | -31.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #18 | 2589 | +22.3 |
Worst Elo result: VII Abierto Internacional de Villa Constitucion "Copa ArcelorMittal" (-31.9 Elo, finished #30).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuna Candela Ruiz
🇦🇷ARG·1589
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaria Jose CamposWIM
🇦🇷ARG·2241
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJulio Alfredo ChiapperoFM
🇦🇷ARG·2232
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJhoana Velarde Alarcon
🇧🇴BOL·1867
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAnna Laura ScarsiWIM
🇦🇷ARG·2183
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Argentina
#264
out of 3,279 players
Americas
#2,288
in continent
World
#22,069
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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