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Gayle, Kaia
WCM🇯🇲FIDE 7405448· Female· Jamaica· Born in 2009
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Kaia Gayle, a 17-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1834. She is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jamaica National Junior Championship Female 2026, National Women's Championship 2026, and XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Femenino. Also played 1 rapid event (including Clasificatorio Femenino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) recently. Her peak of 1889 was reached at age 17 (May 2026, #23 nationally at the time).
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #1, #1 and #6 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd1725·Blz—
All-time high
1889
−55 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#66,011
#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1889
at age 17 · −55 from today
May 2026
Peak national rank: #23
at age 17 · rated 1888
Apr 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1888
Apr 2026
2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1881
Sep 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1788 → 1834
Tournaments
6
66 games
Score
42/ 6663.6%
43W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsLiana PieterWCM1,676·XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Femenino·R2·-30.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 1709 | -54.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8/10 | #2 | 1894 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #2 | 1849 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1850 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #10 | 2027 | +60.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 8/8 | #4 | 2357 | +31.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGlory Murphy
🇯🇲JAM·1610
+10 −1 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKaity Gayle
🇯🇲JAM·1593
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAmy Stephenson
🇯🇲JAM·1722
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGabriella WatsonWCM
🇯🇲JAM·1863
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJaheim Smart
🇯🇲JAM·1814
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Jamaica
#31
out of 163 players
Americas
#7,463
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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