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Sonnenfeld, Linus
🇩🇪FIDE 34671854· Male· Germany· Born in 2014
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Linus Sonnenfeld, a 12-year-old German player, is rated 1791. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025 U12, and 19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 B. His peak of 1832 was reached at age 12 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #23 and #26 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1751·Blz—
All-time high
1832
−41 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
23rd German U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1832
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1832
at age 12 · −41 from today
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1657 → 1763
May 2025
2024
26th German U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1659
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1763 → 1791
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
16/ 2857.1%
13W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJonathan Brugger1,790·Offene Vereinsmeisterschaft 2026 des SK Freiburg-Zaehringen 1887 A-Gruppe·R3·-20.1
3.[L]vsBernd Krueger1,798·Offene Vereinsmeisterschaft 2026 des SK Freiburg-Zaehringen 1887 A-Gruppe·R5·-19.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #16 | 1690 | -41.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #441 | 1923 | +38.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1803 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #20 | 1975 | +20.8 |
Worst Elo result: Offene Vereinsmeisterschaft 2026 des SK Freiburg-Zaehringen 1887 A-Gruppe (-41.2 Elo, finished #16).
Rankings
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Germany
#8,127
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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