NextLevelChess

By GM Noël Studer

Hey, I'm Grandmaster Noël Studer, and this is the podcast where I help you improve your chess.

Better Training + Better Mindset = Better results.

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October 22, 2025 Episode 65: The Four Stages of Chess Improvement
"Mastery", by George Leonard: https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Keys-Success-Long-Term-Fulfillment/dp/0452267560
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
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24min
October 15, 2025 Episode 64: Annoyed by Clickbait Videos? Do this.
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
10min
October 08, 2025 Episode 63: How to Train Chess When Real Life Things Happen
Link to the blog post "How to Stick to Your Goals When Life Gets Crazy" by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/plan-for-chaos
If you haven't read it already, here is his book "Atomic Habits": https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
15min
October 01, 2025 Episode 62: Use Technology - Don't Let It Use You
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
31min
September 24, 2025 Episode 61: Why You Shouldn't Copy Random Success Stories
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
19min
September 17, 2025Episode 60: The Best Books for Chess Improvement (That Aren’t About Chess)
If you want to dive deeper into the books I recommend on the podcast, here are the links:
Mindset (by Carol Dweck)
Chop Wood, Carry Water (by Joshua Medcalf)
Essentialism (by Greg McKeown)
The One Thing (by Gary Keller)
The Power of Less (by Leo Babauta)
Hell Yeah or No (by Derek Sivers)
Deep Work (by Cal Newport)
Digital Minimalism (by Cal Newport)
Slow Productivity (by Cal Newport)
The Psychology Of Money (by Morgan Housel)
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
24min
September 10, 2025 Episode 59: What If Being Smart Was The Problem?
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
24min
September 03, 2025 Episode 58: Why Playing Many Different Openings Won't Work For You
Watch the YouTube Short here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bD6OPduy1DQ
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
21min
August 27, 2025 Episode 57: The Reason Chess Training Is So Confusing
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
Watch more tips and lessons on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GMnoelstuder
Start with my first video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDna9eIBM8M
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27min
August 20, 2025Episode 56: The Biggest Lie We Tell Ourselves
Here are the further resources that I mentioned in the podcast:
Books:
Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach
4000 weeks - Oliver Burkeman
The Tao of Seneca - Three free PDFs put together by Tim Ferriss
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (many different versions of it online as PDFs available, just Google it)
Awareness - Anthony de Mello
Mindset - Carol Dweck
The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown (recommended by Alessia)
All Books by Ryan Holiday on Stoicism; start with “The Obstacle is the Way”
The Courage to be disliked - Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi
How to stop worrying and start living - Dale Carnegie
And if you need a little wake up call, this 7 Minute YouTube Video usually does it for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2NDQOgGycg
Subscribe to my free Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.blog/newsletter
Learn what and how to train and stop wasting time on things that don't matter: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system
Reach 1200 Chess.com (1400 Lichess) thanks to my all-in-one course: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/beginner-chess-mastery
Interested in Private Coaching? You can apply by filling out this form (currently no open slots; get on the waitlist): https://forms.gle/13enm2PiiWg7BdJMA
Check out all my articles: https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles
...more
31min

FAQs about NextLevelChess:

How many episodes does NextLevelChess have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

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