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Sonis, Francesco

GM🇮🇹

FIDEFIDE 895733· Male· Italy· Born in 2002

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Francesco Sonis, a 24-year-old Italian Grandmaster, is rated 2526 and ranked 4th among Italian players, and 419th worldwide. He has held steady between 2550 and 2575 for 14 months. 145 rated games in the past year (≈106/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - Championship, 7th Colonial Open, and 2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2577 was reached at age 21 (Dec 2023); he also reached World #229 in Apr 2025 and has been in Italian top 3 for 38 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2021 (age 19), IM in 2017 (age 15), and FM in 2015 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #11 in U20, World #20 in U18, World #8 in U16, World #8 in U14, World #8 in U12 and #4 nationally in U10.

Current rating

2526

Standard

Rpd2571·Blz2463

All-time high

2577

−51 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 21

Activity

109

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

138 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · Italian players · of 7,248
National top 3 since Apr 2026

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
38 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Nov 2022
Jun 2026
2025
Peak Italian rank: #1
at age 23 · rated 2576
Apr 2025
Peak World rank: #229
at age 23 · rated 2576
Apr 2025
2023
All-time peak 2577
at age 21 · −21 from today
Dec 2023
2022
11th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2542
Jan 2022
2021
GM title awardedGM
at age 19 · 2021 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
CFCC 2026 Winter Open & Scholastic - Master-Expert
perf 2962 (+401) · 5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Fabiano CaruanaGM 2,795
2026 Saint Louis Masters · Feb 2026 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-41
2567 → 2526
Tournaments
23
155 games
Score
110/ 15571.0%
95W45D15L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRose AtwellFM2,232·30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier·R6·-8.7
2.[L]vsJames A ChirilovFM2,197·35th Annual Chicago Open·R6·-8.7
3.[L]vsDmitrii GubinFM2,275·European Team Ch 2025·R6·-8.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

19 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CR Sardegna 2026
Open Swiss
May 20267/7#12632+5.6
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/9#212370-18.2
FE 3 Sardinia world chess - A
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/9#272432-9.2
CIS 2026 - Serie Master
Team
Apr 20265.5/9#142527-2.8
CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - Championship
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/5#22504+1.7
7th Colonial Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/5#52312-3.2
2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#152313-6.4
2026 Saint Louis Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20266/9#62655+11.8
2026 Charlotte February Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/5#12848+4.5
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#232356-18.5
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master (-18.5 Elo, finished #23).

Most-Played Opponents

vsLuca Sonis
🇮🇹ITA·2042
+49 −0 =9
58 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsYuri Sanna
🇮🇹ITA·1916
+25 −0 =2
27 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAlessandro Altea
🇮🇹ITA·2099
+18 −4 =2
24 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLuigi Ardu
🇮🇹ITA·1764
+23 −0 =0
23 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMatteo Pitzanti
🇮🇹ITA·2214
+13 −1 =7
21 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

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Italy
#4
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#238
in continent
World
#419
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Italy
1
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2
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2,561
3
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2,551
42,526
5
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2,522
6
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2,500
7
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2,491
8
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2,479
9
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2,470
10
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2,463
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
238🇮🇹Sonis, Francesco2,526
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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419🇮🇹Sonis, Francesco2,526