Francesco Sonis (born 29 April 2002) is an Italian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (2021).
Francesco Sonis | |
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Country | Italy |
Born | (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 20) Oristano, Italy |
Title | Grandmaster (2021) |
FIDE rating | 2537 (June 2022) |
Peak rating | 2550 (December 2021) |
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]