He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2010, achieving his norms at the:[1]
- Victor Ciocaltea Memorial GM in April 2009
- Balkan GP International Chess Festival BH Telecom in May 2009
- XXII Trofej Beograda in December 2009
In 2022, he and Victoria Doknjas founded the Juniors to Masters Chess Academy, which offers a training program for promising Canadian juniors.[2]
In February 2023, he played a notable game against Nicodum-Cosmin Stepanescu in the sixth round of the Romanian Chess Championship, which was touted as a candidate for "Game of the Year".[3][4] He finished the championship in 10th place.
He coached the 2014 Canadian U16 Olympiad team, 2018 Canadian Women's Olympiad team, and the 2024 Romanian Women's Olympiad team.[5][6]
