Format
GK
Gayle, Kaity
🇯🇲FIDE 7405081· Female· Jamaica· Born in 2006
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Kaity Gayle, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1593 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +132 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jamaica National Junior Championship Female 2026, National Women's Championship 2026, and National Women Championship 2025. She took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). She reached #22 nationally in Jun 2022.
At junior level, she reached #15, #14, #9 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1593
Standard
Rpd1521·Blz—
All-time high
1593
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#149,639
#149,639 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
15th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1593
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1593
at age 20
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 18
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+365 Elo)
1108 → 1473
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+134
1459 → 1593
Tournaments
3
33 games
Score
16.5/ 3350.0%
11W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1756 | +49.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/10 | #7 | 1654 | +31.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 1696 | +54.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGlory Murphy
🇯🇲JAM·1610
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKaia GayleWCM
🇯🇲JAM·1834
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAmy Stephenson
🇯🇲JAM·1722
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGabriella WatsonWCM
🇯🇲JAM·1863
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEmilia-Rose Leake
🇯🇲JAM·1552
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Jamaica
#87
out of 163 players
Americas
#18,393
in continent
World
#149,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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