by GM Noël Studer | Feb 11, 2023 | Beginner, Openings
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 valuable than any amount of opening theory. By understanding the chess...
by GM Noël Studer | Jan 19, 2023 | Beginner, Train like a Grandmaster
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 yourself. In this article, I want to present a very simple method to...
by GM Noël Studer | Dec 9, 2022 | Articles, Beginner, Train like a Grandmaster
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 me explain. We live in a time with basically unlimited study resources....
by GM Noël Studer | Oct 26, 2022 | Beginner, Middlegame, Train like a Grandmaster
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 I’m very happy to share a guest article with...
by GM Noël Studer | May 25, 2022 | Beginner
Hi dear readers, as the title suggests, this is another guest article. This time. I have the honor to publish an article written by Dror Allouche AKA Mr.OTG. Dror is a Nextlevelchess reader, chess fan & blogger himself. You can check out his work here. He also has...
by ringofbarahir | Mar 2, 2022 | Beginner
Note from Noël: This is a guest post by a Next Level Chess reader who goes by ‘Ringofbarahir’ on several Chess platforms (Chessable/Chess.com/Lichess). He is an adult chess improver and looks back on his first year in chess. The clarity of his insights struck me and...
