Francesco Sonis
| Francesco Sonis | |
|---|---|
 Mitropa Cup 2019 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Born | 29 April 2002 Oristano, Italy |
| Title | Grandmaster (2021) |
| FIDE rating | 2551 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2568 (June 2023) |
Francesco Sonis (born 29 April 2002) is an Italian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (2021).
Biography
In 2013, Francesco Sonis won Italian Youth Chess Championship in the U12 age group.[1]
He participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in the different age groups. Best result - in 2018, in Riga Francesco Sonis won European Youth Chess Championship in the O16 age group.[2]
In 2017, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.[3]
In December 2020 he won the bronze medal at FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championship in U18 Open category. He lost to Nihal Sarin in semifinal, but won against Mahdi Gholami Orimi in third place match at armageddon.[4]
In May 2021 he won the Mitropa Cup with the Italian national team,[5] in August he obtained the third norm of Grandmaster in Spilimbergo.[6]
References
- ^ XXVI CIG - U12
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championship O-16 - 2018". chess-results.com.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "FIDE ONLINE WORLD CADETS & YOUTH RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS U18 Open Finals". chess-results.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Italy wins double crown at Mitropa Cup 2021". europechess.org. European Chess Union. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Francesco Sonis Grande Maestro!". scacchierando.it (in Italian). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
External links
- Francesco Sonis rating card at FIDE
- Francesco Sonis player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Francesco Sonis chess games at 365chess.com
