WFM Nadezda Pentala

Hi everyone!
My name is Nadezda, and I am a chess player, chess enthusiast and chess lover!
I come from Belgrade/Serbia, but I currently live in Prague with my husband, our daughter and our pets.
I am Woman FIDE Master (1998), FIDE Arbiter (2014), FIDE Instructor (2015), and School Instructor (2016).
My favourite chess players are Harikrishna Pentala, who happens to be my husband :) Alexander Grischuk and Pia Cramling.
If you are interested in learning chess, I will be happy to hear from you! Or you can just ping me for a casual game of chess :)

Multiple National Youth Chess Champion, in period 1996-2000.
2000 National Junior Chess Champion.
Represented Serbia at European Junior Chess Championship 2000, as well as at 5 European and 5 World Youth Chess Championships. Best results 6th place at the European Youth Chess Championship 1997 in Tallinn/Estonia, and 10th place at the World Youth Chess Championship 2000 in Oropesa del Mar/Spain.
Great experience in national team competitions.

I worked with children of age 6 to 14 in several primary schools in Belgrade/Serbia, as part of the project "Chess in Schools".
I am also teaching chess online. I specialized in working with children and beginners, up to 1600 FIDE.

Press officer at the European Women's Individual Chess Championship 2013 in Belgrade/Serbia and at the European Youth Chess Championship 2013 in Budva/Montenegro.
Tournament Coordinator and Social Media Manager at the Prague International Chess Festival 2019 and 2020.
Arbiter at multiple National and International tournaments, including European Youth Chess Championship 2011, Serbian Youth Championship 2013, European Youth Rapid & Blitz Championship 2013, World Youth Chess Championship 2015, and London Chess Classic (Open events) 2015.
Content Manager at Novy Bor Chess Club
Captain of AVE Novy Bor Women's Team at the European Chess Club Cup 2019 in Ulcinj/Montenegro

Children and beginners are challenging to work with, and I try to make the process of chess learning fun and interesting. Patience, devotion and dedication are the key. After only a few sessions of chess, you will be surprised at how much joy it brings!

Chess is my passion, and I have dedicated my whole life to chess. I try to transfer that passion to my students, as I believe it can improve their lives and give them confidence in problem-solving, time management, creating and completing goals, critical thinking, and more!