IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux wins the WYCC U18 Open and WFM-Elect Rachel Ruoxuan Chen places Top 9 in WYCC U14 Girls!
Photo credit: Shirley Che, Elena Yang, and Marcela Aroca
Congratulations to IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (2022 WYCC U18 Open Champion) and Rachel Ruoxuan Chen (2022 WYCC U14 Girls – Top 9)!
Quotes from Team Canada Head Coach GM Gergely Szabo:
“Shawn's cruising towards the title was quite impressive, especially as he topped the rankings by a full point. His play was extremely confident, and I think it's a safe bet to predict Shawn to become Canada's next GM. It was a privilege coaching him - hope to see other great results from him as well!”
“Rachel's strong start gave hope for another Canadian World Champion (she had 5.5/7, as Shawn). Her 7.5 points were enough for a great top 10 finish, confirming the pool of talent Canada has in the Girls section as well.”
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Juniors to Masters Chess Academy Inc. is the provider of the National Training Program for Canadian Youths, as sanctioned by the Chess Federation of Canada. Juniors to Masters Chess Academy Inc. was founded by GM Gergely Szabo and Victoria Doknjas. GM Gergely Szabo has been Team Canada’s Head Coach at WYCC, WCCC, World U16 Youth Olympiad, and the Women’s Olympiad. Victoria has been Team Canada’s Head of Delegation at multiple WYCCs and NAYCCs.
Additionally, JtM In-House Masters include published chess book authors (Everyman Chess), FM Joshua Doknjas and FM John Doknjas, as well as NM Neil Doknjas, IM Nicholas Vettese, IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux, and WGM Maïli-Jade Ouellet. For more info on Juniors to Masters online group training and special events:
