by WFM Alessia Santeramo | Apr 23, 2022 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
This is a guest article by my amazing girlfriend WFM Alessia Santeramo. She writes about her recent experience at a closed OTB Classical Chess Tournament. Check Alessia out on her Twitch & YouTube and leave her a follow :-). Enjoy! Finally, I’ve played my first...
by GM Noël Studer | Mar 30, 2022 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
In 2019, at the tender age of 23 years old, I organized a Rapid Chess Tournament in Switzerland. I brought this up in a recent interview on 64: A Chess podcast and David asked me to write an article about it. So, here I am, this one is for you David! I hope this...
by GM Noël Studer | Dec 9, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
Nutrition is a vital factor for brain performance. Thus, it matters a lot when you think about performance in Chess. While I neglected this fact for a long time, after working with a Sports Nutrition expert I was able to feel the huge differences in my own body. In...
by GM Noël Studer | Nov 24, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
Fully focusing on Chess for a year or two is a dream many Chess lovers have. In the past couple of months, I have gotten many questions as to how I would structure such a year. In this article, I will try to answer that question. Planning the year right will set you...
by GM Noël Studer | Nov 3, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
I vividly remember the first time I analyzed my tournament results in more depth. In late 2019 I checked various factors such as tournament length, the starting time of games, and the importance of the result. What I discovered was insanely valuable and surprising at...
by GM Noël Studer | Oct 13, 2021 | Openings, Tournament Tips & Tricks, Train like a Grandmaster
Many of the most important tournaments in Chess are played in a Round-Robin (all-play-all) format. Even if the game is still the same, the preparation for a Round-Robin tournament can be different from a normal tournament. In most cases, you will know your opponents...
