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
Gold-Coach GM Ramesh RB On Calculation And How To Train Right
This is an interview I have long waited to publish. I had the honor to talk to one of the most decorated (Junior) Coaches of the past 2 decades. Grandmaster Ramesh RB has Coached his students to...
Grandmaster Draws Explained
The term Grandmaster Draw most likely brings a sad image to your mind. Two lazy Grandmasters are leaving the table after only a couple of Minutes and another Berlin defense move-repetition. This is...
5 Key Lessons I learned In My First Year Playing Chess
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...
Online Group Chess Training: Is It Worth Your Time and Money?
Chess Training can be tough and dull sometimes. Group Training can boost your moral & connect you with like-minded people. This can be extremely beneficial. Not only for your mental sanity but...
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...