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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 1854. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Winnipeg Open - Premier, 2025 3rd Maria Helena Classical - Open, and 2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - 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
1854
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1841
All-time high
1930
−76 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,213
#60,213 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −76 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1901 → 1854
Tournaments
7
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
9W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#466
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#6,774
in continent
World
#60,213
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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