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Doknjas, John
FM🇨🇦FIDE 2608367· Male· Canada· Born in 1999
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John Doknjas, a 27-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2222 and sitting in the top 3% of Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section, 2026 BC Open Fide Classical Open, and 2025 BC Closed Championship. He took a 29-month break between May 2019 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2298 was reached at age 17 (Oct 2016); he also reached Canadian #24 in Apr 2022.
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 17) and CM in 2014 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #8, #6, #6, #11 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2222
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2129
All-time high
2298
−76 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 17
Oct 2016 · age 17
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#55 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
May 2024
2022
Peak Canadian rank: #24
at age 23 · rated 2230
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2220 → returned at 2230
May 2019
2018
8th Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2230
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Feb 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
2268 → 2222
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
13W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 2058 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2293 | +2.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 1976 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2083 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 2201 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNeil DoknjasCM
🇨🇦CAN·2213
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRoger Patterson
🇨🇦CAN·1988
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRaymond KaufmanIM
🇨🇦CAN·2254
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTanraj SohalFM
🇨🇦CAN·2234
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsHoward Wu
🇨🇦CAN·1968
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2017
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Rankings
/
Canada
#55
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#782
in continent
World
#7,068
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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