by GM Noël Studer | Apr 12, 2023 | Mindset, Train like a Grandmaster
If Chess improvement was easy, everyone would be a Grandmaster. What makes improvement difficult is that you usually only see results after a painful period. I recently realized this with my health when my therapist told me: “To get to the Next Level, you will need to...
by GM Noël Studer | Apr 8, 2023 | Mindset
Last week I realized three things: Keeping things simple is the key. I have a tough time following point #1 because I think my problems are unique. I’m just like everyone else, which means they also think their problems are unique. Basic Advice Applies to Everyone...
by GM Noël Studer | Apr 5, 2023 | Train like a Grandmaster
Today I have a ‘bad day’. I woke up at 4 AM after 3 hours of sleep, unable to sleep longer. After yesterday’s dry needling session, my whole upper body is in pain and my mind was racing. Certainly what qualifies as a bad day for me. But not the end...
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...
