Francesco Sonis

Francesco Sonis

Mitropa Cup 2019
Personal information
Born	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 23) Oristano, Italy
Chess career
Country	Italy
Title	Grandmaster (2021)
FIDE   rating	2557 (January 2026)
Peak rating	2579 (June 2024)

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

1. XXVI CIG - U12
2. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - European Youth Chess Championship O-16 - 2018". chess-results.com.
3. "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
4. "FIDE ONLINE WORLD CADETS & YOUTH RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS U18 Open Finals". chess-results.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
5. "Italy wins double crown at Mitropa Cup 2021". europechess.org. European Chess Union. 12 May 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
6. "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