Grandmaster teaching, with a coach in your corner
Every session is led by GM Boris Chatalbashev, with Miro Danov making sure the lessons connect and every student keeps progressing.
GM Boris Chatalbashev
Bulgarian-Danish Grandmaster
Boris Chatalbashev earned the prestigious Grandmaster title in 1997 and has been one of Bulgaria's leading players across three decades. He is a four-time Bulgarian Champion (1991, 1998, 2007 and 2010) and two-time Danish Champion (2023 and 2024), bringing an extraordinary depth of competitive experience to every lesson.
With a peak FIDE rating of 2613, Boris has represented Bulgaria at multiple Chess Olympiads and won numerous international tournaments across Europe. What sets him apart as a coach is his ability to explain complex positions clearly and adapt his teaching to each student's level, whether you're playing your first games or preparing for tournaments.
A career at the top
Three decades of competitive chess, distilled into your Monday evenings.
4× Bulgarian Champion
National champion in 1991, 1998, 2007 and 2010 — sustained excellence over nearly twenty years.
Danish Champion 2023 & 2024
Still winning national titles today, proof that the competitive edge is very much alive.
Olympiad & international
Represented Bulgaria at multiple Chess Olympiads and won tournaments right across Europe.
Miro Danov
Organiser & your point of contact
Miro runs everything around the lessons. He brings an approach forged from years of developing hundreds of engineers in the IT sector — structured learning, clear progress tracking and personalised development that work just as well in chess as in tech.
Miro handles the scheduling, the recordings and all the communication, and makes sure each session builds on the last so you always know how you're improving. That leaves Boris free to focus on the chess, and you free to focus on getting better.
How it works together
A Grandmaster teaching the chess, with everything else organised around you.
Clear, not clever
Strong players don't always make good teachers. Boris does — he explains the "why" behind every move in plain language, then lets you try it yourself on the board.
Pitched to everyone
Each session is designed so a newer player learns something new and a club player is still challenged. Mixed groups work because the ideas run deep, and Miro makes sure nobody gets left behind.