by GM Noël Studer | May 18, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks, Train like a Grandmaster
Do you analyze every game you play? For a long time, I did not. Please don’t make the same mistake. Learning from your own mistakes is the most effective way to improve. You avoid making the same mistake twice. And you find out your strengths and weaknesses....
by GM Noël Studer | May 5, 2021 | Mindset, Tournament Tips & Tricks
Not qualifying for the FIDE World Cup via the Swiss qualification tournament was a big disappointment for me. Recovering mentally from such a setback can often take some time. I want to share a quote that helped me switch my mental state nearly immediately. Focus On...
by GM Noël Studer | Apr 24, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
Making a mistake before the game starts, is very painful. I had this experience several times. The game gets going and I am not fully into it yet. Because of this lack of focus, I quickly run over a critical moment or mess up my opening. What happens when I trust...
by GM Noël Studer | Apr 1, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
Remembering your preparation is not an easy task. Many times when I play games, I cannot remember the full lines. Rather, I have some vague idea of which moves appear in it. This half-knowledge can be very dangerous. You are somewhere in the middle of remembering and...
by GM Noël Studer | Mar 23, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
Tilt. We all know that feeling. Losing game after game, fuming inside, and wasting our time. We somehow cannot stop ourselves from playing just one more game. This usually drags on until we either are too desperate to try again, wasted all of our precious free time,...
