Personal chess coaching
Swedish and English coaching
Structure your thinking. Elevate your chess.
I offer private chess lessons for players who want to improve through structured thinking, game analysis, and personalized training.
About
A serious chess player with a clear, personal way of teaching.
I teach in both Swedish and English and have experience with children, adults, beginners, and tournament players.
What a training session can look like
I am a chess coach and competitive chess player. I offer private lessons for players who want to improve their game through structured training and clear explanations.
I have been actively competing in chess for over five years and have worked as a coach for almost three years. During that time, I have led group training sessions and worked with complete beginners, tournament players, children, and adults.
Since I was a complete beginner only five years ago, I remember the mistakes I made and the training methods I used to become a stronger player. That helps me explain chess in a practical and relatable way.
Since I was a complete beginner only 5 years ago, I remember what it felt like, the mistakes I made, and the training methods I personally used to become a strong player.
What coaching can include
Training that connects directly to real games.
Lessons are adapted to the student’s level, goals, and recent games.
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Opening preparation
Build a practical opening repertoire that matches the student’s style, level, and tournament needs.
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Calculation and tactics
Train candidate moves, visualization, forcing lines, and the habit of checking threats carefully.
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Middlegame understanding
Improve plans, piece activity, pawn structures, attacking ideas, and positional decision-making.
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Endgame technique
Learn essential endgames, conversion habits, defensive resources, and practical time-pressure decisions.
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Game analysis
Review the student’s own games to find recurring mistakes, missed chances, and training priorities.
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Tournament preparation
Prepare openings, mindset, routines, time management, and realistic goals before important events.
How lessons work
A simple coaching process students can understand.
The first introductory lesson starts with the student sending a few games in advance.
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Send a few games
Before the first introductory lesson, you send me a few recent games.
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Review the patterns
We go through the games together to identify strengths, weaknesses, and key patterns.
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Create a training plan
After the game review, we discuss your goals and create a training plan tailored to your needs.
Games and tournaments
Tournament results and notable games.
Wedenberg – IM Jung Min Seo, 1–0
In April 2024, I won a classical game against IM Jung Min Seo, the Swedish Champion rated 2455 at the time. It is one of my most notable results.
Compo Cup 2024Classical1–0
Nordic Youth Championship
Qualified for the Nordic Youth Championship and finished 8th place.
FIDE 2056 · Peak 2132
Current FIDE rating: 2056. Peak rating 2132. National Arbiter.
Who lessons are for
I have experience working with complete beginners, tournament players, children, and adults.
Starting out
Beginners
Learn the basic principles, common tactics, checkmates, opening habits, and how to avoid simple mistakes.
Improving fast
Club players
Build structure in training, analyze real games, improve calculation, and understand typical middlegame plans.
Lesson formats
Simple choices. Clear expectations.
The first introductory lesson is $15. Lessons afterwards are $20 per hour.
Introductory lesson
A first session to review the student’s games, identify strengths and weaknesses, and discuss goals.
$15 / first lesson
- Game review
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Suggested training focus
Individual lesson
One-to-one coaching focused on the student’s current needs, game analysis, and practical improvement.
$20 / hour
- Personalized lesson
- Game analysis
- Exercises after the session
FAQ
Questions parents and students often have.
Basic information about lessons, level, format, and booking.
I have experience working with complete beginners, tournament players, children, and adults. The first lesson is used to understand the student’s level and choose the right training focus.
Contact me by email or Discord to agree on the lesson format, time, and practical setup. Online lessons are the most common, but if you are in Uppsala I recommend having lessons in person.
Yes, if possible. Recent games help me identify patterns and make the lesson more personal and useful.
Training tasks can be included when useful. They may involve tactics, endgames, opening review, annotated games, or focused thinking exercises.
Yes. Parents can contact me to discuss the child’s age, level, goals, and what format would work best.