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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 1889 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Women's Championship 2026, XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Femenino, and National Women Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Clasificatorio Femenino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) recently. She reached #23 nationally in Apr 2026.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #1, #1 and #6 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd1725·Blz—
All-time high
1889
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,857
#50,857 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1889
at age 17
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1788 → 1889
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
35.5/ 4578.9%
33W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLiana PieterWCM1,676·XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Femenino·R2·-30.3
3.[L]vsDiana BobadillaWCM1,752·XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Femenino·R5·-26.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
Jamaica
#23
out of 168 players
Americas
#5,618
in continent
World
#50,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Jamaica
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