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Doknjas, Neil
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2617587· Male· Canada· Born in 2005
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Neil Doknjas, a 21-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2213 and sitting in the top 3% of Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Keres Memorial Premier, 2026 Canadian Closed, and 2026 BC Open Fide Classical Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2273 was reached at age 19 (Feb 2024); he also reached Canadian #32 in Apr 2024.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #3, #6, #2 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2191
All-time high
2273
−60 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 19
Feb 2024 · age 19
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#57 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Peak Canadian rank: #32
at age 19 · rated 2273
Apr 2024
3rd Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2273
Feb 2024
All-time peak 2273
at age 19 · −60 from today
Feb 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
3rd Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2255
Nov 2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
2245 → 2213
Tournaments
10
77 games
Score
46/ 7759.7%
35W22D20L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIvan Excender Soriano QuispeIM2,369·2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM A·R2·+14.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 2068 | -18.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #33 | 2223 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2374 | +22.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2186 | -13.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #6 | 2157 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 2180 | -17.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2382 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2147 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2337 | +24.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 2141 | -19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaymond KaufmanIM
🇨🇦CAN·2254
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohn DoknjasFM
🇨🇦CAN·2222
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJingyun (ryan) YangFM
🇨🇦CAN·2295
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKeith MacKinnon
🇨🇦CAN·2118
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsBrian McLaren
🇨🇦CAN·1963
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Canada
#57
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#820
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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