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$