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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Episodes
Episode 66: Just Do It - And Thank Me Later 05.11.2025 17:19
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 65: The Four Stages of Chess Improvement 22.10.2025 23:59
"Mastery", by George Leonard: https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Keys-Success-Long-Term-Fulfillment/dp/0452267560 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...
Episode 64: Annoyed by Clickbait Videos? Do this. 15.10.2025 9:25
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 63: How to Train Chess When Real Life Things Happen 08.10.2025 14:11
Link to the blog post "How to Stick to Your Goals When Life Gets Crazy" by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/plan-for-chaos If you haven't read it already, here is his book "Atomic Habits": https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299 Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that d...
Episode 62: Use Technology - Don't Let It Use You 01.10.2025 30:06
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 61: Why You Shouldn't Copy Random Success Stories 24.09.2025 18:13
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 60: The Best Books for Chess Improvement (That Aren’t About Chess) 17.09.2025 23:34
If you want to dive deeper into the books I recommend on the podcast, here are the links: Mindset (by Carol Dweck) Chop Wood, Carry Water (by Joshua Medcalf) Essentialism (by Greg McKeown) The One Thing (by Gary Keller) The Power of Less (by Leo Babauta) Hell Yeah or No (by Derek Sivers) Deep Work (by Cal Newport) Digital Minimalism (by Cal Newport) Slow Productivity (by Cal Newport) The Psycholog...
Episode 59: What If Being Smart Was The Problem? 10.09.2025 23:14
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 58: Why Playing Many Different Openings Won't Work For You 03.09.2025 20:36
Watch the YouTube Short here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bD6OPduy1DQ 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.nextlevelche...
Episode 57: The Reason Chess Training Is So Confusing 27.08.2025 26:36
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 Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter 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 56: The Biggest Lie We Tell Ourselves 20.08.2025 30:51
Here are the further resources that I mentioned in the podcast: Books: Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach 4000 weeks - Oliver Burkeman The Tao of Seneca - Three free PDFs put together by Tim Ferriss Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (many different versions of it online as PDFs available, just Google it) Awareness - Anthony de Mello Mindset - Carol Dweck The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown (recommend...
Episode 55: You Are Not Your Rating 13.08.2025 17:22
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 54: How to improve your thinking (not with AI) 06.08.2025 22:56
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 53: Good vs Bad Mistakes 30.07.2025 15:01
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 52: This Might Work in Business - But Destroys Your Chess 23.07.2025 15:23
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...
GM Title After 10 000 hours of Practice? 16.07.2025 17:32
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 Check out all my articles: https:/...
Episode 50: What Golf Taught Me About Getting Better at Chess 09.07.2025 19:17
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 49: The Simplified Thought Process 02.07.2025 21:42
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 48: The Hard Way Is the Only Way 25.06.2025 12:16
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 47: How to Make Confident Chess Decisions Under Pressure 18.06.2025 17:27
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 46: How to Actually do the things that improve your Chess 11.06.2025 14:16
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 45: Consistency Over Heroics: Why Winning is Surprisingly Simple 04.06.2025 23:16
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 44: How To Make Better Decisions in Chess 28.05.2025 18:54
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 Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter 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...
How to get out of a losing streak 21.05.2025 21:30
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter My holistic chess study system (with direct access to my thoughts, just like Peter in this Episode): 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 i...
Episode 42: The Role of Pain in Improvement 14.05.2025 20:01
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...
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