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GM Noël Studer

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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 th ...
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Tune in at Ben AM to hear all about what's been going in the world. And by the world, we mean the very small world that is Benedict Esdale's world. But it's not just about Ben... Did your bins not get taken this morning? Uncle Darren fell off his motorbike? Six straight victories on chess.com? You enjoyed the latest blockbuster flop? If there's something interesting (or not) going on in your world, then let us know! You can write in to the show at thebenoclocknews@gmail.com Spread your news!
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I want to share my knowledge and experience of playing chess for 14 years, reaching a USCF chess rating of 1800 and around 2100 on chess online. I'm also on YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Hope you'll enjoy all the content!
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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://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/next-level-training Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beginner-chess-mast…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Solveig the Rookie Redhead. We talked about her improvement strategy, streaming, creating a Chessable Course, and chess commentating. It was a wide ranging interview with a lot of great advice. If you want to hear Solveig’s first appearance, check out episode 91. Solveig’s Chessable Course: https://www.ches…
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Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beginner-chess-mastery How to train chess course: https://nextlevelchesscourses.teacha…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with National Master Jeremy Kane. We covered a variety of topics such as chess study without focusing on improvement, defensive courses, and how to study and learn openings. My favorite part of the episode was picking his brain as a Chess.com employee. He talked about some of his favorite resources on the site. …
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Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beginner-chess-mastery How to train chess course (up to 2200 Chess.com): https://nextl…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with GM Noel Studer. He provided a ton of great advice. It was rooted in an analysis of my recent terrible tournament. But his advice is applicable to all. Noel’s primary advice was a reminder to keep training simple and effective. This is a can’t miss episode, especially if your process is getting too convolute…
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Books mentioned in this Episode: Ray Cheng's Practical Chess Exercises: https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Chess-Exercises-Lessons-Strategy/dp/1587368013 Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Get my free Ebook, The Art of Ch…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Zack. He’s an adult improver living in Hawaii. We talked about his OTB experiences, including a challenging first tournament. We dove into his study process of playing games, doing puzzles, and working on openings. Zack credits much of his improvement to Youtube videos, playing, and visualization. Be sure t…
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beg…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Glenn. He’s an adult improver using data analysis to augment his improvement. We discussed his journey starting at 750 USCF with the goal of making 1200. Glenn has worked on the London, tactics, and visualization. Recently, he’s built an Excel spreadsheet to drill himself on errors in his games. It’s a fun …
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beg…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Ben Johnson, host of the Perpetual Chess Podcast. We talked about his recent chess journey, his thoughts on consistent play, and his new Chessable Course, Identifying Critical Moments. I also provide a brief tournament report from the Southern California Open, where I went 1-5. We briefly discussed the game…
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoy this podcast, you will certainly enjoy my other content as well. Check it out with the links below: Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextleve…
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beg…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jan. He’s an adult improver with a career and horses to care for. He makes time for chess on his own time. We discussed his improvement approach which includes spending however much time he feels like spending with chess, studying with the Chess Dojo, and getting coaching through his Youtube channel: Chess …
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachabl…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Evan. He’s a returning guest that is pursuing master. Evan shared how his own improvement process has changed in the last 2 years, and provided a lot of advice for chess improvers. He outlined a system for examining critical position, extolled the virtues of Johnathan Rowson’s books, praised endgame studies…
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If you liked this episode, check out my course Prepare Like a Grandmaster. Enrollment is only open until August 31st. The original article with all the links: https://nextlevelchess.blog/how-to-prepare-like-a-grandmaster/ Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: h…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nicholas. He’s a busy family man who gained 500 rating points in the last two years. We talked a lot about his main strategy of cycling tactics. He tried the 7 circles / woodpecker method many times during his life. But in the last 2 years, he has finished it twice. Both times resulted in large rating gains…
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In this episode, you'll learn my approach to facing higher rated opponents. Focusing on the long-term, this will help you win more games and improve more. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Trai…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Marc. He’s an adult improver trying to juggle life and chess. We had a great conversation about chess improvement. This included his suggestion of emulating a player, less opening theory, and listening to how better players process chess. Marc also explained his theory that our ratings are not a measure of …
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beg…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Paul. He’s a lawyer with a family trying to juggle his life and chess improvement. We talked about his approach to improvement which has included opening work, tactics, Silman’s endgame course, and rapid games. Lately, Paul has started a new project, examining classic games. He uses a new approach that he c…
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a 5-star rating. It really helps. Join my Free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog Get my free Ebook, The Art of Chess Training: https://nextlevelchess.blog/free-ebook Beginner Chess course (up to 1200 Chess.com / 1400 Lichess): https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/beg…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Julio. He’s a middle school math teacher, adult improver, and newly minted senior. We talked about his massive ratings gains over the last 2 years, nearly 700 points. In fact, Julio gained 400 points in the last month!! We discussed his training regime, success at the senior open, and the chess program that…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Hooman. He’s a medical student that got into chess as a stress reliever. Hooman has seen massive rating gains in a short period. We talked about his improvement journey which is mostly instructional videos, playing a lot of rapid games, and some Chessable work. He talked about playing for the university tea…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joe. We talked a lot about his years long struggle to break through the beginner levels of chess. He felt frustrated by his lack of progress. We talked about his 5 step plan for improvement that has resulted in a lot of ratings success. His process focused on filing holes, learning basic chess strategy, bas…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with John. He’s a 47 year old pastor trying to juggle life, family, and chess improvement. He spoke about his journey and resources that he found most useful. John highlighted Chess Tactics from Scratch and the Polgar mates book as two helpful resources. We also discussed a variety of topics such as agism in che…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Shannon. During the last 20 years, he’s picked up chess a few times. However, in the last year, at 50, he’s improved about 400 points. We talked about the different sources he uses, the importance of openings in his improvement, and the impact of being 50 on one’s development. Shannon has studied a lot but …
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with CM Sandro, otherwise known as LionChess. We focused on his chess journey, pursuing the FM title, and his coaching journey. Sandro credits most of his improvement to the small habit of 5 intense puzzles a day and one rapid game. Especially intriguing is his coaching approach which involves levels based on le…
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In this video, I will discuss the recent tournament Magnus Carlsen won. After the tournament was finished, he bragged on X's social media platform about being the best! Is it true? Is anyone close to his level of expertise in chess? What is your opinion, and who is your favorite chess player? Does the World Champion Title matter anymore.…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Kamryn, otherwise known as Kamryn Heidi on Youtube and Twitch. We talked about her journey since out last chat (ep. 73). Kamryn has continued to see ratings gains in blitz, bullet, and USCF. We also discussed our experiences at the National Open in Las Vegas last weekend. We both had an amazing time and had…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Omar, otherwise known as ChessVonDoom. We talked about his journey/addiction with playing chess. We discussed a wide range of issues from obsession, coaching, chess celebrity, thoughts of quitting chess, and chess commentary. It was a wide ranging episode with Omar’s positivity on full display. Use this lin…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jay Garrison about his meteoric rise from 1901 to 1907 in just 2 years! It was a great conversation about the pains of the pits of despair. Over a 2 year span, Jay hit his floor of 1700 twice, and he reflected on the pains it caused. Jay talked about his process, rethinking his process, and eventually overh…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Dylan. He’s a high school teacher, parent, and dedicated chess improver. In a few years, Dylan has gained a lot of ELO on Lichess. But we talked about his comparably low USCF rating. Dylan talked about resources that helped him on his journey such as Naroditsky, Chess Brahs, and Hanging Pawns videos. He als…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Ingvar. He’s the assistant tournament director of the Reykjavik Open, FIDE trainer, and FIDE arbiter. We talked about his massive jumps in the early 2000’s and his quest to reach IM today. Ingvar recommended three books that he credits for a quick 300 point jump, especially Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy.…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Noah. Noah has gained about 500 points in the last year. We spent a lot of time discussing tactics training, and how Noah applies learning science to his approach. We talk talked about over the board chess, reading chess books, and his opening experiment. Spoiler alert, Noah has only worked out a black repe…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nichol. Nichol picked up chess just over a year ago and has already played 77 tournaments!! We spoke about her experiences as a tournament player, as an adult women at tournaments, and the Charlotte Chess Center. We also discussed her training, coaching, and ratings goals. Nichol is certainly an inspiring b…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Adam. He’s a member of the weekly club I play at. Adam’s had an impressive run of late, gaining 170 points in about 5 months. He explained his simple process of playing rapid games, analyzing them, and doing lots of tactics. He also talked about fixing the mental side of chess such as slowing down, especial…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Matt. Having played a bit as a child, we talked about his reintroduction to chess as an adult. Matt’s story is especially compelling since he has gained about 250 points in his 40’s only spending 1 hour a day on chess. Matt has a narrow study plan of playing games, reviewing his games, doing tactics, and wo…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with FM Dalton Perrine. We discussed his time as a scholastic chess player, high school player, and continuing to play as an adult. We discussed topics such as setting goals, coaching, playing as an adult and creating Chessable courses. You can find Dalton at: https://nextlevelchesscoaching.com/ If you want to j…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Benji. We talked about his own journey into chess, including the thriving London chess club scene. Then we talked about Benji’s work with mindfulness and chess. Benji gave a lot of useful suggestions about how tournament players can think about their situation and how breathing and other exercises can addre…
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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Spenser. He’s a former scholastic player that has returned to chess as an adult. He heads up the impressive Richmond chess club. We talked about his progress with openings, endgames, and tactics. We discussed his coaching, and what it takes to run a successful chess club. If you want to join The Chess Gym a…
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