Juniors to Masters (JtM) and CFC Co-Sponsor 5 players for 1300-1700 Group

Announcement by Christina Tao, CFC Youth Coordinator, on Co-Sponsorship for 1300-1700:

With the great success of the National Youth Elite Training Program provided by Juniors to Master (JtM), Chess Federation of Canada is very excited again to announce the co-sponsorship of 5 students who will register into the Spring Term of JtM 1300-1700 Group which will be led by GM Gergely Szabo and FM Joshua Doknjas.

Juniors to Masters’ Background:
The JtM program 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 Doknjas has been Team Canada’s Head of Delegation at multiple WYCCs and NAYCCs.

Juniors to Masters Mission Statement:
To discover talented individuals, who are willing to work hard and to learn, and through a partnership with them and their supportive parents, we want to help them by teaching, guiding, and encouraging them to reach for their potential and chess goals through the Juniors to Masters Program.

The Juniors to Masters Program and Structure for the 1300-1700 Group:
There are 3 terms per year and each term consists of 8 training sessions. The Master Lecture is taught by GM Gergely Szabo and FM Joshua, the author of two Everyman Chess books. It is approximately an hour, then an hour-long training game will follow immediately afterwards. Students will play both black and white from a specific position of the lecture to reinforce what has been taught.

JtM and CFC will co-sponsor 5 players into the JtM 1300-1700 Group Program. Each player will receive $100 sponsorship to be used towards the registration into the JtM Program in a CFC yearly chess cycle.

Criteria for Eligible Sponsored Players:
• Who has at least a 1600+ rating for males and 1500+ for females.
• Who will commit to play in at least one international tournament supported and/or recognized by CFC in 2020.

There are 5 spots open for players to apply. Deadline date for the application is Feb 29, 2020.

Application Process:
1. Apply to Chess Youth Coordinator, Christina Tao at cfcyouthchess@gmail.com with the player’s name, CFC ID, FIDE ID, brief chess background and participation summary of major tournaments. In addition, include a list of international tournaments that the player is intending to participate in 2020.

2. Register online at: https://juniorstomasters.site123.me/registration-spring-term

JtM Program details: https://juniorstomasters.site123.me/
Spring Term Dates and Times: https://juniorstomasters.site123.me/registration-spring-term
JtM Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/juniorstomasters/

Again, congratulations to all JtM Elite Program's recipients!