GMSabino Brunello

ITA Born 1989 Male
FIDE ID
813613

About Sabino Brunello

Sabino Brunello was born in Brescia in 1989 and began playing chess at eight. His younger sister Marina also became an international player. He won silver at the 2007 Italian championship and the 2010 European Union championship. An international master from 2007, he became a grandmaster in 2010. Show more

Sabino Brunello was born in Brescia in 1989 and began playing chess at eight. His younger sister Marina also became an international player. He won silver at the 2007 Italian championship and the 2010 European Union championship. An international master from 2007, he became a grandmaster in 2010. Brunello played for Italy at six consecutive Olympiads from 2006 to 2016. He competed in the 2013 World Cup and shared first place with Sahaj Grover at Durban’s 2014 grandmaster tournament. His books include Attacking the Spanish and a coauthored account of Fabiano Caruana’s victory at the 2014 Sinquefield Cup.

FIDE ratings

2524

Classical

Published FIDE

2599

Rapid

Published FIDE

2535

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#420
National rank · ITA
#4

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2617 Sep 2013
Recorded years
2002–2026
Archived games
1430

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-03SMM NLB 2026 round 8-9Classical2

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
701 2019-10-20 18th Menton Open 2019 Menton FRA 2.1 Clement Rabineau Sabino Brunello 0-1 22 Open
702 2019-10-19 18th Menton Open 2019 Menton FRA 1.1 Sabino Brunello Axel Bergougnoux 1-0 31 Open
703 2019-08-12 17th Spilimbergo Open Spilimbergo ITA 5.6 Sabino Brunello Rishi Sardana 0-1 32 Open
704 2019-08-11 17th Spilimbergo Open Spilimbergo ITA 4.6 R. Rajpara Ankit Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 26 Open
705 2019-08-10 17th Spilimbergo Open Spilimbergo ITA 3.3 Sabino Brunello Rahul Srivatshav P 1/2-1/2 9 Open
706 2019-08-10 17th Spilimbergo Open Spilimbergo ITA 2.5 Bence Szabo Sabino Brunello 0-1 50 Open
707 2019-08-09 17th Spilimbergo Open Spilimbergo ITA 1.7 Sabino Brunello Sarvadh Sathiaram 1-0 38 Open
708 2019-07-14 18th Bergamo Open 2019 Bergamo ITA 6.1 Amirmasoud Moradi Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 11 Open
709 2019-07-14 18th Bergamo Open 2019 Bergamo ITA 5.2 Sabino Brunello Tal Haimovich 1-0 28 Open
710 2019-07-13 18th Bergamo Open 2019 Bergamo ITA 4.1 Luca Jr Moroni Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 44 Open
711 2019-07-13 18th Bergamo Open 2019 Bergamo ITA 3.2 Sabino Brunello Gleb Dudin 1-0 25 Open
712 2019-07-12 18th Bergamo Open 2019 Bergamo ITA 2.3 Giuseppe Stefano Andreoni Sabino Brunello 0-1 29 Open
713 2019-07-12 18th Bergamo Open 2019 Bergamo ITA 1.3 Sabino Brunello Alex Moreto Quintana 1-0 32 Open
714 2019-06-08 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 9.1 Krzysztof Jakubowski Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 10 Open
715 2019-06-07 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 8.3 Sabino Brunello Kristian Stuvik Holm 1-0 28 Open
716 2019-06-06 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 7.5 Andrea Della Pietra Sabino Brunello 0-1 40 Open
717 2019-06-05 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 6.8 Sabino Brunello Dario Gemma 1-0 29 Open
718 2019-06-04 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 5.3 Sabino Brunello Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo 0-1 41 Open
719 2019-06-03 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 4.4 Massimo Bonade Sabino Brunello 0-1 31 Open
720 2019-06-03 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 3.6 Anna Ushenina Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 87 Open
721 2019-06-02 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 2.3 Sabino Brunello Olga Zimina 1/2-1/2 49 Open
722 2019-06-01 11th Capo d'Orso Open Porto Mannu Palau ITA 1.3 Sabino Brunello Mariano Cardili 1-0 1 Open
723 2019-05-01 51st Italian Teams T9 Brixen Bressanone ITA 1.1 Denis Rombaldoni Sabino Brunello 0-1 58 Open
724 2019-04-30 51st Italian Teams T8 Brixen Bressanone ITA 1.1 Sabino Brunello Ennio Arlandi 1-0 26 Open
725 2019-04-29 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 6.2 Federico Manca Sabino Brunello 0-1 23 Open
726 2019-04-28 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 5.4 Davide Olivetti Sabino Brunello 0-1 30 Open
727 2019-04-27 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 3.4 Piero Mazzilli Sabino Brunello 0-1 30 Open
728 2019-04-26 51st Italian Teams GpA Brixen Bressanone ITA 1.3 Davide Podetti Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 37 Open
729 2019-04-16 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 9.3 Sabino Brunello Nils Grandelius 0-1 64 Open
730 2019-04-15 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 8.5 Robert Hovhannisyan Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 66 Open
731 2019-04-14 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 7.12 Sabino Brunello Maxime Lagarde 1-0 50 Open
732 2019-04-13 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 6.16 Justin Sarkar Sabino Brunello 0-1 35 Open
733 2019-04-11 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 5.12 Sabino Brunello Alex Astaneh Lopez 1/2-1/2 54 Open
734 2019-04-10 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 4.4 Erwin L'Ami Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 26 Open
735 2019-04-09 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 3.4 Sabino Brunello Constantin Lupulescu 1/2-1/2 36 Open
736 2019-04-09 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 2.2 Stephan Briem Sabino Brunello 0-1 51 Open
737 2019-04-08 GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL 1.23 Sabino Brunello Jon Arni Halldorsson 1-0 45 Open
738 2019-03-17 57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN 9.1 Jan Sorensen Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 40 Open
739 2019-03-16 57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN 8.1 Sabino Brunello Nicolai Vesterbaek Pedersen 1/2-1/2 43 Open
740 2019-02-24 57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN 7.4 Sabino Brunello Sune Berg Hansen 1/2-1/2 18 Open
741 2019-01-13 57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN 6.5 Sabino Brunello Tihomir Borovnica 1-0 39 Open
742 2019-01-12 57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN 5.5 Rasmus Thogersen Sabino Brunello 0-1 43 Open
743 2018-12-09 57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN 4.3 Sabino Brunello Kaare Hove Kristensen 1-0 29 Open
744 2018-12-04 78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA 11.3 Pier Luigi Basso Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 29 Open
745 2018-12-03 78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA 10.5 Sabino Brunello Alberto David 1/2-1/2 9 Open
746 2018-12-02 78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA 9.2 Luca Jr Moroni Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 35 Open
747 2018-12-01 78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA 8.6 Sabino Brunello Michele Godena 1/2-1/2 19 Open
748 2018-11-30 78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA 7.1 Sabino Brunello Andrea Stella 1-0 26 Open
749 2018-11-28 78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA 6.6 Alberto Barp Sabino Brunello 1/2-1/2 55 Open
750 2018-11-27 78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA 5.2 Sabino Brunello Carlos Horacio Garcia Palermo 0-1 38 Open