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Bonness, Will
🇨🇦FIDE 2624214· Male· Canada· Born in 1985
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Will Bonness, a 41-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1847. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Manitoba Open - Premier, 2026 Winnipeg Open - Premier, and 2025 3rd Maria Helena Classical - Open. Also played 5 rapid (including 2026 Manitoba Open Rapid Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Manitoba Open Blitz Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017) and 62 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1930 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1847
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1841
All-time high
1930
−83 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,283
#62,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
22nd Canadian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1862
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1817 → 1930
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1930
at age 39 · −83 from today
Mar 2024
2023
21st Canadian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1891
Oct 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Sep 2023
2017
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1817
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-67
1914 → 1847
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
11/ 2642.3%
6W10D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #24 | 1636 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1886 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #22 | 1740 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #11 | 1865 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #14 | — | -18.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #20 | — | -22.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | — | +11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGustav L Baron
🇨🇦CAN·2051
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAnthony Boron
🇨🇦CAN·1914
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEmmanuel Odeyemi
🇨🇦CAN·1739
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJames Atem
🇨🇦CAN·1791
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMarlon Jodar Arias
🇨🇦CAN·2242
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#494
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#6,992
in continent
World
#62,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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