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Sonis, Francesco
GM🇮🇹FIDE 895733· Male· Italy· Born in 2002
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Francesco Sonis, a 24-year-old Italian Grandmaster, is rated 2556 — just 21 short of his peak of 2577 (Dec 2023, age 21) and ranked 3rd among Italian players, and 282nd worldwide. He has held steady between 2550 and 2575 for 13 months. 135 rated games in the past year (≈105/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. He reached World #229 in Apr 2025 and has been in Italian top 3 for 37 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
2556
Standard
Rpd2571·Blz2463
All-time high
2577
−21 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 21
Dec 2023 · age 21
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
135 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Italian players · of 7,191
National top 3 since Apr 2026
National top 3 since Apr 2026
Career timeline
23 entries2026
37 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Nov 2022
May 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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2561 → 2556
Tournaments
20
129 games
Score
93.5/ 12972.5%
80W38D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2504 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2312 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 2313 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2655 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2848 | +4.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #23 | 2356 | -18.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2599 | +5.9 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2962 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #29 | 2605 | +3.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 2477 | -7.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuca Sonis
🇮🇹ITA·2026
+49 −0 =9
58 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsYuri Sanna
🇮🇹ITA·1950
+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·1777
+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
#3
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#159
in continent
World
#282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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