by WFM Alessia Santeramo | Apr 23, 2022 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
This is a guest article by my amazing girlfriend WFM Alessia Santeramo. She writes about her recent experience at a closed OTB Classical Chess Tournament. Check Alessia out on her Twitch & YouTube and leave her a follow :-). Enjoy! Finally, I’ve played my first...
by GM Noël Studer | Mar 30, 2022 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
In 2019, at the tender age of 23 years old, I organized a Rapid Chess Tournament in Switzerland. I brought this up in a recent interview on 64: A Chess podcast and David asked me to write an article about it. So, here I am, this one is for you David! I hope this...
by GM Noël Studer | Nov 24, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
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 will try to answer that question. Planning the year right will set you...
by GM Noël Studer | Nov 3, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
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 the result. What I discovered was insanely valuable and surprising at...
by GM Noël Studer | Jul 7, 2021 | Tournament Tips & Tricks
Everybody wants to be in good form at a tournament. But just by wanting something you don’t automatically get it. To be in good form at a tournament, you need good preparation before the tournament. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail Benjamin...
