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
Top 3 Things I Learned In 2021
Since starting this blog in March 2021, I learned a lot. Putting my thoughts into words has been a tremendous experience. I also got a lot of great feedback from my readers, which helped me to...
New Year Resolutions – And My Big Goal In 2022
The holiday season at the end of the year is a great time to think about the coming year. Many people end this process by setting New Year Resolutions. I’m a big fan of planning things beforehand....
Eat Like A Champion – Nutrition In Chess
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...
What I Learned From GM Iossif Dorfman
Good Coaches help you improve. Great Coaches change the way you think about Chess. I was lucky enough to have some amazing Coaches during my Career. One of them was Grandmaster Iossif Dorfman. The...
A Year Full Of Chess
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...
Improve Your Chess Tactics
Nearly a century ago Richard Teichmann proclaimed the famous "Chess is 99% tactics". Even if that might be a slight overstatement, tactics are a vital part of Chess and need to be learned and...
Choosing The Perfect Chess Tournament
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...
Chess World Championship Match
On November 24th the wait has finally an end: reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen will try to defend his title against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who won the 2020/21 Candidates Tournament. The...
Studying Games Of Chess World Champions
While footballers watch videos of Messi & Ronaldo, Chess players can replay games of World Champions & Grandmasters. What is even better, some Chess World Champions comment on their games so...
5 Steps To A Great Round-Robin Preparation
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...