FM John Doknjas’ Tournaments

Provincial Events:

  • BC Closed:
    • 2023 BC Closed – 2nd Place
    • 2021 BC Closed Champion
    • 2017, 2016, 2015 – 3rd (tied), 2014 – 3rd (tied), 2012, and 2011 (youngest ever BC Closed Participant at that time)
  • Grand Pacific Open 
    • 2022 Co-Champion
    • 2015 Champion
  • Langley Open 
    • 2024 Champion
    • 2022 Champion
    • 2017 Champion
  • BC Junior Champion (Best Under 20 years old):
    • 2016 Co-Champion
    • 2015 Co-Champion
    • 2014 Champion
    • 2011 Champion
  • BC Provincial Youth Chess Championship:
    • 2017 U18 Open Champion
    • 2016 U18 Open Champion
    • 2015 U16 Open Champion
    • 2014 U16 Open Champion
    • 2013 U14 Open Champion
    • 2012 U14 Open Co-Champion
    • 2011 U12 Open Champion
    • 2010 U12 Open Co-Champion
    • 2009 U10 Open Co-Champion
  • BC Provincial Championship:
    • 2017 Grade 12 Champion
    • 2015 Grade 10 Champion
    • 2013 Grade 8 Champion
    • 2011 Grade 6 Champion
  • Vancity Rapid Championship
    • 2023 Champion
    • 2022 Champion
  • Jung-Doknjas Invitational:
    • 2021 Co-Champion
    • 2015 Champion
    • 2014 Champion
    • 2013 – 2nd Place
  • Bowser Builder Chess Championship:
    • 2017 Champion
    • 2014 Champion
  • 2023 KitsFest Rapid Champion – 1st Place (after tiebreaks)
  • 2023 Vancity Canada Day Premier – 2nd Place (tied)
  • 2018 Team BC-WA Match – Top Player Score
  • 2017 Semiahmoo Open – 2nd Place (tied)
  • 2015 British Columbia Open – 2nd Place
  • 2015 Victoria FIDE RR – 2nd Place

National Events:

  • Canadian Youth Chess Championship:
    • 2017 U18 Open Champion, Sault St. Marie, Ontario
    • 2015 U16 Open – 2nd Place (tied), Windsor, Ontario
    • 2013 U14 Open – 1st Place (tied), Ottawa, Ontario
    • 2011 U12 Open – 2nd Place (tied), Richmond Hill, Ontario
    • 2007 U8 Open – 3rd Place, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Canadian Championship:
    • 2017 Canadian Grade 12 Championship – 4th Place, Toronto, Ontario
    • 2014 Canadian Grade 9 Championship – 3rd Place (tied), Winnipeg, Manitoba
    • 2012 Canadian Grade 7 Champion, Halifax, Nova Scotia
    • 2011 Canadian Grade 6 Champion, Victoria, British Columbia
  • 2018 Bughouse Team Champions at National Finals, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador (FM Joshua Doknjas partner)
  • 2015 Kalev Pugi Fund Award Recipient
  • 2018 Canadian Open: 
    • Grandmaster John Fedorowicz – Draw
    • Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev – Draw
  • 2016 Canadian Open U2200 Champion
    • Grandmaster James Tarjan – Draw
  • 2011 Canadian Open U2000 Champion

International Events:

  • Seattle Kings vs Princes RR:
    • 2016 – Champion
    • 2015 – Champion
  • North American Youth Chess Championship:
    • 2017 U18 Open – 5th Place, Morristown, New Jersey
    • 2016 U18 Open – 4th Place (tied), Windsor, Ontario
    • 2014 U16 Open – 2nd Place (tied), Tarrytown, New York
    • 2013 U14 Open – 4th Place (tied), Toronto, Ontario
  • World Youth Chess Championships – Represented Canada:
    • 2015 U16 Open – Halkidiki, Greece
    • 2012 U14 Open – Marlboro, Slovenia
    • 2010 U12 Open – Halkidiki, Greece
    • 2007 U8 Open – Turkey
  • World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad – Represented Team Canada:
    • 2014 on Board #2 – Győr, Hungary
  • 2017 Reykjavik Open
    • During the double-game day, John drew both:
      • Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika
      • Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte 
  • 2016 Oregon Open – 3rd Place (tied)