GM Noël Studer
NextLevelChess
Hey, I'm Grandmaster Noël Studer, and this is the podcast where I help you improve your chess. Better Training + Better Mindset = Better results. More chess improvement help from me: Free: Get my free ebook, The Art of Chess Training, here: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook/ Sign up for my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Paid: Reach 1200 on Chess.com with this course: https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beginner-chess-mastery Learn how to study Chess the right way with this course: https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/next-level-training
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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 101: You Don't Need To Calculate Everything 08.07.2026 9:18
Check out my video "Stop Trying to Calculate Everything" on YouTube and practice more with the examples provided in it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4BzlzA7F6k Sign up for a free Real Chess Training Test, for players between 1500-2000: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️We...
Episode 100: What Students Misunderstand About Focus 03.07.2026 7:06
Sign up for a free Real Chess Training Test, for players between 1500-2000: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fi...
Episode 99: The Most Exciting Way To Quit 26.06.2026 8:32
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Episode 98: The Feeling to Focus on 17.06.2026 11:25
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Episode 97: Your Last Rating Jump Wasn't What You Think 10.06.2026 7:42
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Episode 96: You Can't Outsource Chess Improvement 03.06.2026 11:01
See if Real Chess Training is for you with this free trial: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial Sign up for a free Real Chess Training Test, for players between 1500-2000: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog...
Episode 95: Challenge Your Assumptions 27.05.2026 7:41
Sign up for a free Real Chess Training Test, for players between 1500-2000: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fi...
Episode 94: The Worst Advice I Ever Got 20.05.2026 9:00
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Episode 93: I stopped checking my numbers for 6 months 13.05.2026 14:42
Sign up for a free Real Chess Training Test, for players between 1500-2000: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fi...
Episode 92: Just don't fight 07.05.2026 8:51
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 91: Why Planning Can Be So Frustrating (But Important) 29.04.2026 13:54
The book mentioned: 4000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman. Check it out here: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/fourthousandweeks Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess....
Episode 90: 6 lessons from 6 weeks of Real Chess Training 23.04.2026 17:06
To try out Real Chess Training for free, head here: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial To sign up for Real Chess Training, head here: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/products/real-chess-training Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles...
Episode 89: The messy truth about getting better 17.04.2026 12:44
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 88: Why Hoping to Get Lucky is Ruining Your Chess 08.04.2026 15:44
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 87: The (chess) skill nobody talks about 04.04.2026 19:56
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 86: Stop Waiting for Perfect Focus (And Just Play) 25.03.2026 14:23
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 85: Mainstream Content Is For The Lazy Ones 20.03.2026 17:38
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 84: Real Chess Training 11.03.2026 20:50
Real Chess Training waitlist: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/products/real-chess-training Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my cou...
Episode 83: Why Real Chess Improvement Looks Like Cheating 04.03.2026 13:23
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 82: The Price of Admission: How to Achieve Results You Are Truly Proud Of 25.02.2026 9:12
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 81: Are You a Chess Player or a Gambler? 18.02.2026 10:11
This episode briefly refers to the article “You Are Not Your Rating”, which reminds us that our worth isn’t tied to a number. Read the article: You Are Not Your Rating Listen to the related episode: You Are Not Your Rating Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️...
Episode 80: What Triggers You? 11.02.2026 14:38
Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://nextlevelchess.fireside.fm/ Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/...
Episode 79: This is what makes or breaks chess improvemen 04.02.2026 15:57
Get your own copy of Greg McKeowns "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" here: https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137382 Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-syst...
Episode 78: More is not always better (often actually worse!) 28.01.2026 23:58
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery Interested in Private Coaching? Yo...
Episode 77: My one goal for 2026 21.01.2026 28:51
You can get your Oura ring here: https://ouraring.com/ Find out more about HRV in this article: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-2017112212789 Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-...
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