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Foisor, Sabina-Francesca
WGM🇺🇸FIDE 1212915· Female· United States of America· Born in 1989
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Sabina-Francesca Foisor, a 37-year-old American Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2168 and ranked 23rd among American women, and in the top 5% worldwide. She has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open, XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026, and 10th Annual George Washington Open - Major. Also played 1 blitz event (including XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026 - MODALIDAD BLITZ) recently. She took a 15-month break between Dec 2024 and Apr 2026. Her peak of 2386 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2008); she also reached American #90 in Apr 2008.
Competes for United States of America since Oct 2008. Awarded WGM in 2007 (age 18) and WIM in 2005 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #4, #4, #7 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd2237·Blz2184
All-time high
2386
−218 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 19
Jan 2008 · age 19
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · American women · of 445
Career timeline
24 entries2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2222 → returned at 2171
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 35
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Dec 2023
2018
1,000 career games
at age 29
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Aug 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-54
2222 → 2168
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
16/ 2759.3%
14W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDeysi Cori T.IM2,335·XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026·R8·+14.1
2.[W]vsJulia AlboredoFM2,190·XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026·R7·+10.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 2115 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 2223 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2219 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #28 | 1753 | -50.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTatev AbrahamyanIM
🇺🇸USA·2366
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsIrina KrushGM
🇺🇸USA·2401
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsAnna ZatonskihIM
🇺🇸USA·2318
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsIrina BulmagaIM
🇷🇴ROU·2359
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsAlisa MelekhinaFM
🇺🇸USA·2160
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#347
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,086
in continent
World
#10,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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