cody1983
Tiitliga mängija
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Greetings!

My name is Nikola Sedlak and I'm from Serbia.

My peak ELO is 2611 and I have been coaching students for over 20 years, helping them focus on improving their fundamental understanding of positions and themes.

I have a well-rounded repertoire however I am especially accomplished playing the London System, the Torre System, the Grunfeld, and the Caro-Kann. My current students love asking questions during sessions and my lessons are very dynamic and tailored to each student's goals, abilities, and style of play.


With each new student, I ask for them to send me a few of their recent games before we start our first lesson. It's important that I understand your abilities, style of play, and your chess goals.

From that starting point, I create a learning curriculum that promotes your development and improves your fundamental decision-making process. You will see greater gains in your ELO and skill applying this in practice, especially when compared to focusing on memorization of openings and middlegame plans.

I host my lessons on Skype, Zoom, Google Meet, Viber and others. I use the latest ChessBase software and often ask to watch my students play while they explain their moves.

My price list:

Lessons

  • 1h - 40$
  • 10h - 350$ (35$ per class)
  • 20h - 600$ (30$ per class)

Training games

  • 1h - 25$
  • 1h + 30 min. analysis (video call) - 60$

Group lessons

  • 2-on-1 / 1h - 60$
  • 3-on-1 / 1h - 80$
  • 4+-on-1 / 1h - 100$

Training plans (based on your level, needs and games)

  • Monthly training plan - 80$
  • One-week training plan - 40$

Mentorship (we have a video call once a month where I tell you what you should focus on working next)

  • Monthly mentorship - 80$ per month

Game analyses (I analyze ten games of your choice)

  • A detailed analysis with variations and commentary + a repertoire recommendation - 80$
  • A repertoire recommendation - 40$

Tournament preparation

  • Preparation before the tournament (10 days / 2h per day) - 500$
  • Preparation during the tournament (7 days / 2h per day) - 700$
  • Preparation before and during the tournament (17 days / 2h per day) - 1000$