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 27, 2023 | Mindset
Just moments after a tough loss the defeat looks way more daunting than it actually is. In some cases after a difficult loss, I went as far as to question my whole life. “Why am I wasting my time on this stupid game?” is a question that sadly also many chess amateurs...
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 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 | Oct 26, 2022 | Beginner, Middlegame, Train like a Grandmaster
A lot of readers ask me how they can improve their visualization skills. Honestly, for a long time, I did not have a better answer than “just train chess and you’ll get better at visualization”. Now I’m very happy to share a guest article with...
