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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 2212 — 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 +200 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈36/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 17 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
2212
Standard
Rpd2067·Blz2204
All-time high
2212
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#443 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,048
National top 10 since Dec 2025
National top 10 since Dec 2025
Career timeline
18 entries2026
17 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since May 2024
May 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2212
May 2026
All-time peak 2212
at age 19
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+200
2012 → 2212
Tournaments
4
39 games
Score
24/ 3961.5%
25W8D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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·2075
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLulceni Mendes
🇦🇴ANG·1965
+2 −0 =8
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlexandre Prospero
🇦🇴ANG·2119
+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 146 players
Africa
#98
in continent
World
#7,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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