Tomas Sosa

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Tomas Sosa
Country Argentina
Born (1998-09-09) September 9, 1998 (age 27)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title Grandmaster (2022) [1]
FIDE   rating 2529 (September 2025)
Peak rating 2575 (May 2024)

Tomas Sosa (born September 9, 1998) is an Argentine chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In September 2019, he won the blitz tournament held during the Ciutat de Barcelona Masters. He finished in 9th place in the main event and was the highest-ranking IM. [2]

In December 2020, he won the La Palma IM tournament, scoring 7.5/9 and finishing 1.5 points ahead of the runner-up. [3]

He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2022.

In 2023, he was the Iberoamerican Rapid Champion. [4]

He has served as one of the coaches for Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro. [5]

In April 2025, he finished in 4th place at the Menorca Open, ranking ahead of Andy Woodward, Edgar Mamedov, and Sam Shankland on tiebreaks. [6]

References

  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. Colodro, Carlos (October 7, 2019). "Alexander Donchenko prevails in Barcelona".
  3. Colodro, Carlos (December 9, 2020). "Julio Suárez and Alexandr Fier prevail at GM Tournament in La Palma".
  4. "The best chess tournament in Spain comes to Sant Boi. Enjoy live the 5th El Llobregat Open Chess Tnmt". November 29, 2024.
  5. "Faustino Oro Becomes Youngest Ever International Master At 10". June 30, 2024.
  6. "Ivanchuk Triumphs At Menorca With Stunning 2833 Performance, Returns To World's Top 100". April 27, 2025.