by GM Noël Studer | Feb 24, 2023 | Train like a Grandmaster
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. Naval once said “All self-help boils down to ‘choose...
by GM Noël Studer | Feb 3, 2023 | Train like a Grandmaster
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 mini-series on Netflix called The Queens-Gambit. It is only logical that now...
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 29, 2022 | Train like a Grandmaster
“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 that you figured it out. For many of you, I expect this is more a dream...
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 | Nov 17, 2022 | Train like a Grandmaster
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 day for one year. Doesn’t sound impossible, right?...
