Welcome To NextLevelChess.
Hey there, I am Noël Studer, the youngest-ever Swiss Chess Grandmaster. I won more than 10 Swiss Championship Titles and was a professional Chess Player from 2015-2021 with an all-time high rating of 2588 FIDE.
Now I am a Coach and Chess Author. My Mission is to help Chess Lovers from different Levels and Backgrounds improve their Chess. I do this by writing articles, a weekly Newsletter, and by creating Video-courses.
I’m convinced that with the right mindset & tools, everybody can improve their Chess. My goal is to help you be the best version of yourself and reach your full potential.
Let me help you bring your Chess to the Next Level.
My Latest Blog Posts
7 Reasons Why You’re Not Improving at Chess
You aren't improving at Chess despite your best efforts? You are not alone! Plateaus are a normal part of Chess improvement. I’m in daily contact with readers & students who want to overcome...
Building Discipline: 3 Key Ideas for Improving at Chess
Chess improvement is hard. Like anything worth achieving in life, it requires time and energy. However, our natural laziness often leads us to choose the easy way, which can hinder long-term growth....
Chess Opening Strategy: 3 Must-Know Principles
Before you learn the exact move-by-move chess opening theory, you should learn the opening principles. Especially for Beginner chess players, these basic chess opening principles will be much more...
Should You Play Chess Against The Computer?
A trash-talking cat bot on chess.com is at least partly responsible for the biggest Chess boom ever. Yes, bigger than the boom during the pandemic and after the release of the fabulous chess...
Resilience In Chess: How to Get Back After A Tough Loss
Just moments after a tough loss the defeat looks way more daunting than it actually is. In some cases after a difficult loss, I went as far as to question my whole life. “Why am I wasting my time on...
The One-Third-Rule: How To Take Control Of Your Chess Training
Many chess improvers spend a lot of time thinking about the ‘ideal’ chess study plan. “Should I train openings, tactics, or endgames? And how much of each is appropriate?” you might frequently ask...
New Year’s Resolutions: Make Them Work In 2023
“New year, new me” you might say. But didn’t you say the exact same thing one year ago? If 2022 then proceeded to be an amazing chess year for you, just do more of the same in 2023! It seems...
5 Things You Need To Avoid To Improve In Chess
There is a lot of talk about what you need to do in order to improve in chess. But what is even more important, but less talked about, is what you need to AVOID in order to improve your chess. Let...
Small Changes – Huge Results
Small changes will make a huge difference in your life. Sounds too good to be true? Give me 5 Minutes and I'll convince you. Let's start with numbers. Imagine you improve yourself by 1% every single...
Supercharge Your Chess Visualization Skills
A lot of readers ask me how they can improve their visualization skills. Honestly, for a long time, I did not have a better answer than "just train chess and you'll get better at visualization". Now...