GM Borki Predojevic

Chess grandmaster, born in Teslic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and currently living in Sarajevo. I started to play chess in 1996. I became the youngest grandmaster in history of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004 (17 years old). Current rating: FIDE 2601 (Peak 2655); USCF 2696.

Founder & main coach of Chess Academy "Academy of Champions" based in Armonk, New York, USA.

Highlights:
Coach/Captain of Men/Women Team of Tajfun from 2023, Winner of European Club Cup 2024 with Women Team of Tajfun (Slovenia);
Head coach of National Team of Austria (from 2017) – the best result 14th place on 43rd Chess Olympiad (2018);
World TOP 100 in period 2007-2009 (the best place 68th);
Captain and Silver medalist on 5th board on European Club Cup in Porto Carras (2018) in same team as World Champion Magnus Carlsen;
4th place on Aeroflot Open (2009);
2nd place – Supertournament “Bosna 2009”;
2nd place – Supertournament “Bosna 2007”;
Vice champion with CC "Bosna" Sarajevo on European Club Cup (2004);
World Champion U16 (2003);
European Champion U14 (2001);
European Champion U12 (1999);
Winner of many international tournaments.

European Champion U12 (1999) and U14 (2001); World Champion U16 (2003); Vice champion with CC "Bosna" Sarajevo on European Club Cup (2004); Silver medal on 5th baord on European Club Cup in Porto Carras (Greece) 2018; Friendly Rapid Match Magnus Carlsen - Borki Predojevic, Lillehammer 2013 - result 2,5-1,5 for Magnus Carlsen; Winner of many international chess tournaments like: „Open Metalis“, Bizovac, Croatia– 2006, „Open Zagreb“, Zagreb, Croatia - 2007, „Hit Open“, Nova Gorica, Slovenia – 2008, „Acropolis Open“, Halkida, Greece – 2009, etc.

I started to coach in beginning of 2014. I am proud that my 1st student (GM Johan Sebastian Christiansen) improved from 2200 to GM title and rating over 2600+! Also my former student GM Akshat Chandra became US Junior Champion & Us National K-12 Champion (both in 2015) while I was coaching him. Also I was/am working with talented players from Europe, USA & Australia.

From 2017 I am head coach of National Team of Austria – best result 14th place on 43rd Chess Olympiad (2018).

Usually my students are young players who are ambitious and wants to dedicate at least part of their life to chess.

In case you are interested in taking classes feel free to contact me on my e-mail borki_predojevic@yahoo.co.uk.

Official commentator of European Club Cup in Skopje 2015;

Systematical approach to opening repertoire and making long term repertoire;

Understanding of typical positions which student should know in openings/lines he is planning to play;

Practical endgames which are improving technical skills of student;

Most of my time I am helping to my students with repertoire (usually they are younger players who still did not developed structural repertoire and covered all move orders). Also important thing for young and ambitious student is to improve his understanding of game and here I am focused to pas my knowledge in strategical topics (Typical pawn structures, Modern pawn structures, How to handle positions with bishop pair (or play vs it), opposite colored bishops & similar topics).

I prefer to work with student in longer period (avoiding to work just few training sessions) - I believe that only way coach can truly help to student is in long period since he can pass big part of his knowledge and chess philosophy to student.

During chess lessons I am working with student on particular themes which are agreed before. After every training student gets material we were working on training session.