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Couchman, Kyle
🇬🇾FIDE 19701632· Male· Guyana· Born in 2009
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Kyle Couchman, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1962. He is climbing fast, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Guyana National Championships 2026 - Open, Guyana National Qualifiers 2026 Open, and Olympiad Qualifier 2026 GP3 - Open. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 2 blitz events (including CARICOM Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2004 was reached at age 16 (Nov 2025); he also reached #2 nationally in Sep 2025 and spent 21 months in top 3.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1962
Standard
Rpd1838·Blz1816
All-time high
2004
−42 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,238
#34,238 · players worldwide · of 216,808
21 months in National top 3 (2024–2026)
21 months in National top 3 (2024–2026)
Career timeline
12 entries2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1962
Apr 2026
21 months in national top 3
longest streak 19 months · since Apr 2024
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2004
at age 16 · −42 from today
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #2
at age 16 · rated 1995
Sep 2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1995
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto · Dec 2025 · +33.2 Elo
Evolution
+88
1874 → 1962
Tournaments
9
73 games
Score
54.5/ 7374.7%
49W11D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 1996 | +48.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #3 | 1935 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 1791 | -32.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #14 | 1955 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #5 | 1811 | -46.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #1 | 2016 | +13.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 7.5/7 | #2 | 2517 | +44.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/4 | #1 | 2414 | +31.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #19 | 2015 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSachin Dhilan PitamberCM
🇬🇾GUY·1998
+6 −5 =7
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKeron Sandiford
🇬🇾GUY·1874
+6 −1 =9
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAnthony DraytonFM
🇬🇾GUY·2003
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlexander Zhang
🇬🇾GUY·1634
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAditi Narayan JoshiWCM
🇬🇾GUY·1745
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Guyana
#4
out of 61 players
Americas
#3,665
in continent
World
#34,238
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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