James Bond

Arbiter's note · summary I earned the grandmaster title in 2007 and reached a peak rating of 2588 in 2011. Since moving to full-time coaching I have trained 14 players to FIDE titles, including 3 international masters. I still play one open tournament a year to remember what clock pressure feels like.

Game in progress · career moves

#	White · my decision	Black · the position's reply	Elapsed
1.	e4, junior trainingJunior program, Kalemegdan Chess Club, 1998	c5, early lossesFirst-round exits in 4 straight youth opens	1998–2002
2.	Nf3, turn professionalFull-time player on the European circuit	d6, thin prize funds11 federations visited, one reliable suitcase	2002–2007
3.	d4!, GM titleThird norm at the Vrbas Invitational, 2007	cxd4, plateauRating stalls near 2560 for 3 seasons	2007–2010
4.	Nxd4, first studentsSenior coach, Kalemegdan Chess Club	Nf6, doubtCoaching pays less than winning, at first	2010–2016
5.	Nc3!, found academyHead coach, Danube Chess Academy, Belgrade	a6, growing pains6 students in year one, 140 by year five	2016–2022
6.	Be2, go onlineRemote training branch, bond-chess.example.com	e5, time zonesStudents in 9 countries, lessons at odd hours	2022–2026
Result: White wins by resignation, move 34		1-0

Annotations · appointments in full

Head Coach and Founder · Danube Chess Academy

Belgrade · 2016–present

Grew enrollment from 6 students to 140 across 3 age groups; 14 students earned FIDE titles, including 3 IMs and 1 WIM.
Built a 4-coach training staff and a 900-game annotated database of student games, indexed by opening and typical error.
Academy teams won the Serbian youth team championship twice (2021, 2024).

Senior Coach · Kalemegdan Chess Club

Belgrade · 2010–2016

Trained the club's first board lineup; average team rating rose from 2310 to 2445 over 6 seasons.
Ran a weekly endgame school attended by 25 to 30 club members; attendance records survive, unfortunately for the absentees.

Professional Player · European circuit

2002–2010

Earned the GM title in 2007 with norms at Budva, Novi Sad, and Vrbas; peak FIDE rating 2588.
Won or shared first in 7 international opens, including the Sava Open 2009 with 8/9.
Represented Serbia at 2 European Team Championships, scoring 6.5/11 on board 3.

Junior Trainee · Kalemegdan Chess Club youth program

Belgrade · 1998–2002

National under-16 champion, 2001; first FIDE rating 2104 at age 15.

Final position · what the record shows

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After 34.Rd8#, back rank. 1-0

Titles and ratings

GM since 2007 · FIDE Trainer since 2018
Peak classical rating: 2588 (2011)
Current rating: 2521 · blitz 2560

Repertoire · teaching

Openings: King's Indian, Catalan, Najdorf
Rook endgames, calculation drills, opening files
Lesson planning for groups of 4 to 30

Languages

Serbian (native) · English (fluent)
Russian (fluent) · German (basic)

Education

BSc Mathematics, Univ. of Belgrade, 2006
FIDE Trainer Seminar, certificate, 2018

J. BondSignature, White

Signature, Arbiter