Juniors to Masters vs. Cotnari Chess Academy
On Sunday, May 17, 2020, our Juniors to Masters Canada Team played a friendly international online team match with Contnari Chess Academy from Romania.
Very close team match, with Juniors to Masters Canada Team winning with score of 8.5 pts. to 7.5 pts.
A Blitz Team Match followed where Juniors to Masters Canada Team won with score of 11.5 pts. to 4.5 pts.
| Juniors to Masters Canada Team | RESULTS (2 Rapid Games) | Cotnari Romania Team | |
| 1 | FM Joshua Doknjas (2305) | 0.5-0.5 | FM George Stoleriu (2349) |
| 2 | WGM Maïli-Jade Ouellet (2257) | 1-0 | WFM Miruna-Daria Lehaci (2223) |
| 3 | FM Eugene Hua (2335) | 1-0 | CM Vlad-George Zubcu (2199) |
| 4 | FM John Doknjas (2220) | 0-1 | George Albu (2142) |
| 5 | NM Henry Zhang (2133) | 1-0 | Emanuel Olinici (2003) |
| 6 | NCM Neil Doknjas (2064) | 0-1 | Alexandru-Mihai Cotruta (1825) |
| 7 | Michelle Hua (1605) | 1-0 | Luca-Serban Dumitru (1786) |
| 8 | Harrison Liu (1517) | 1-0 | Diana Lupascu (1668) |
| Round 1 Team Score = | 5.5-2.5 | *FIDE ratings shown | |
| Juniors to Masters Canada Team | RESULTS (2 Rapid Games) | Cotnari Romania Team | |
| 1 | FM Joshua Doknjas (2305) | 0 - 1 | FM George Stoleriu (2349) |
| 2 | WGM Maïli-Jade Ouellet (2257) | 0 - 1 | WFM Miruna-Daria Lehaci (2223) |
| 3 | FM Eugene Hua (2335) | 0 - 1 | CM Vlad-George Zubcu (2199) |
| 4 | FM John Doknjas (2220) | 1 - 0 | George Albu (2142) |
| 5 | NM Henry Zhang (2133) | 1 - 0 | Emanuel Olinici (2003) |
| 6 | NCM Neil Doknjas (2064) | 0 - 1 | Alexandru-Mihai Cotruta (1825) |
| 7 | Michelle Hua (1605) | 0 - 1 | Luca-Serban Dumitru (1786) |
| 8 | Harrison Liu (1517) | 1 - 0 | Diana Lupascu (1668) |
| Round 2 Team Score = | 3 - 5 | *FIDE ratings shown | |
| FINAL TEAM MATCH SCORE = | 8.5 - 7.5 | *FIDE ratings shown |
--------------------------------
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 FM Eugene Hua and NCM Neil Doknjas.
For more info on Juniors to Masters online group training and special events: https://juniorstomasters.site123.me/registration
