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NextLevelChess

GM Noël Studer

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: Get a free test to improve your chess. Real Chess Training Trial: 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/ Check out my paid content: My monthly Membership for Players rated 1500-2000: https://nextlevelchess.com/real-chess-training/ My holistic chess improvement system: https://nextlevelchess.com/simplified-chess-improvement-system/ Reach 1200+ Elo with my Beginner Fundamental course: https://nextlevelchess.com/beginner-chess-mastery/

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117 episodes

  1. Episode 117: The boring truth about reaching 1500 16:16
  2. Episode 116: Losing your way is normal 10:12
  3. Episode 115: What is the point of winning with an opening trap 10:53
  4. Episode 114: A reminder to slow down 8:25
  5. Episode 113: There is only one way to enjoy chess 7:55
  6. Episode 112: Resources to improve your skills (like RCT) 31:16
  7. Episode 111: How to fix your skill gap 17:42
  8. Episode 110: What is holding you back 9:04
  9. Episode 109: How to learn to play any positions better 19:10
  10. Episode 108: How to deal with pain in chess 9:25
  11. Episode 107: What I changed on my mind recently 13:24
  12. Episode 106: Killed by your own preperation 12:32
  13. Episode 105: The weight of what you know 7:13
  14. Episode 104: You already know more than you can use 6:22
  15. Episode 103: The difficulty (in training) is the point 9:19
  16. Episode 102: Trying harder makes you play worse 10:59
  17. Episode 101: You Don't Need To Calculate Everything 9:18
  18. Episode 100: What Students Misunderstand About Focus 7:06
  19. Episode 99: The Most Exciting Way To Quit 8:32
  20. Episode 98: The Feeling to Focus on 11:25
  21. Episode 97: Your Last Rating Jump Wasn't What You Think 7:42
  22. Episode 96: You Can't Outsource Chess Improvement 11:01
  23. Episode 95: Challenge Your Assumptions 7:41
  24. Episode 94: The Worst Advice I Ever Got 9:00
  25. Episode 93: I stopped checking my numbers for 6 months 14:42
  26. Episode 92: Just don't fight 8:51
  27. Episode 91: Why Planning Can Be So Frustrating (But Important) 13:54
  28. Episode 90: 6 lessons from 6 weeks of Real Chess Training 17:06
  29. Episode 89: The messy truth about getting better 12:44
  30. Episode 88: Why Hoping to Get Lucky is Ruining Your Chess 15:44
  31. Episode 87: The (chess) skill nobody talks about 19:56
  32. Episode 86: Stop Waiting for Perfect Focus (And Just Play) 14:23
  33. Episode 85: Mainstream Content Is For The Lazy Ones 17:38
  34. Episode 84: Real Chess Training 20:50
  35. Episode 83: Why Real Chess Improvement Looks Like Cheating 13:23
  36. Episode 82: The Price of Admission: How to Achieve Results You Are Truly Proud Of 9:12
  37. Episode 81: Are You a Chess Player or a Gambler? 10:11
  38. Episode 80: What Triggers You? 14:38
  39. Episode 79: This is what makes or breaks chess improvemen 15:57
  40. Episode 78: More is not always better (often actually worse!) 23:58
  41. Episode 77: My one goal for 2026 28:51
  42. Episode 76: The One Lesson I learned in 2025 15:20
  43. Episode 75: The Stories That Create Anxiety 17:43
  44. Episode 74: Don't be disciplined - build systems that work 13:24
  45. Episode 73: Sometimes There Is No Takeaway 15:42
  46. Episode 72: Make a Mistake? Do This. 8:52
  47. Episode 71: The right mindset for game analysis 15:54
  48. Episode 70: The key to right calcuation in chess 15:47
  49. Episode 69: Ratings Are Great (Only our interpretation not) 13:00
  50. Episode 68: How much can you improve in 6 months? 15:04