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Vijay, Kayal
🇬🇧FIDE 343456766· Female· England· Born in 2017
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Kayal Vijay, a 9-year-old English player, is rated 1578. She is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 2000, Milton Keynes ECF and FIDE Chess Congress 2026 - U1900, and London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - U2000. Also played 9 rapid (including Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - January 2026 - U1900) and 3 blitz events (including Hendon FIDE Blitz - April 2026) recently. Her peak of 1615 was reached at age 9 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, she reached #14 and #5 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1578
Standard
Rpd1598·Blz1498
All-time high
1615
−37 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 9
Apr 2026 · age 9
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
14th English U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1615
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1539 → 1615
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1615
at age 9 · −37 from today
Apr 2026
2025
5th English U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1558
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediateperf 1761 (+245) · 3/5 · #6
Evolution
+20
1558 → 1578
Tournaments
21
135 games
Score
53.5/ 13539.6%
63W23D49L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDominic Czarnuch1,756·Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U1900·R1·+30.5
3.[W]vsJoseph M Williams1,696·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R2·+29.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSoohyun Kyeong1,431·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750·R3·-24.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #15 | 1544 | -13.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 8/2 | #4 | 2280 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #63 | 1603 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #18 | 1708 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1721 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | — | +78.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #26 | — | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #21 | 2391 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #171 | 1047 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1761 | +66.0 |
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750 (-56.0 Elo, finished #37).
Rankings
/
England
#2,272
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#102,741
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
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