EXHIBIT 23.1 HASKELL - ---&--- WHITE - ---------------------------- CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Chopin Venture Group, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated January 24, 2001, appearing in the Registration Statement on Form 10-SB for the period from inception, April 26, 2000, through December 31, 2000. /s/ HASKELL & WHITE LLP HASKELL & WHITE LLP Irvine, California January 25, 2002