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Sonhy, Jaime
CM🇦🇴FIDE 10111140· Male· Angola· Born in 2007
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Jaime Sonhy, a 19-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2214 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +202 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneio de Xadrez Sonangol 50 Anos-Open 1-7, CAMPEONATO NACIONAL POR EQUIPAS OPEN 2025, and CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL DE JUNIOR OPEN 1-9. He reached #3 nationally in Dec 2025 and has been in top 10 for 16 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2214
Standard
Rpd2067·Blz2204
All-time high
2214
at best
Jun 2026 · age 19
Jun 2026 · age 19
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#434 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,035
National top 10 since Dec 2025
National top 10 since Dec 2025
Career timeline
18 entries2026
16 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since May 2024
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2214
at age 19
Jun 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2212
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #3
at age 18 · rated 2160
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+202
2012 → 2214
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
35.5/ 4874.0%
30W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2231 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #2 | 2175 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #2 | 2579 | +55.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #6 | 2311 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/6 | #6 | 2666 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2277 | +123.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuther SantosFM
🇦🇴ANG·2086
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsLulceni Mendes
🇦🇴ANG·2036
+2 −0 =9
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexandre Prospero
🇦🇴ANG·2146
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJose BorgesCM
🇦🇴ANG·1928
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAvelino Bunga
🇦🇴ANG·1987
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Angola
#3
out of 154 players
Africa
#100
in continent
World
#7,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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