GM NoelStuder's Blog
Mastering Chess Opening Strategy: A Grandmaster Guide
Before you learn the exact move-by-move chess opening theory, you should learn the Chess Opening Str…
Overcoming the ‘But I’m Unique’ Mentality in Chess Improvement
Last week I realized three things:
7 Reasons Why You’re Not Improving at Chess
You aren’t improving at Chess despite your best efforts? You are not alone! Plateaus are a normal pa…
How to Train Chess on Bad Days: Tips From a Grandmaster
Today I have a ‘bad day’. I woke up at 4 AM after 3 hours of sleep, unable to sleep longer. After ye…
Building Discipline: 3 Key Ideas for Improving at Chess
Chess improvement is hard. Like anything worth achieving in life, it requires time and energy. Howev…
The One-Third-Rule: How To Take Control Of Your Chess Training
Many chess improvers spend a lot of time thinking about the ‘ideal’ chess study plan. “Should I trai…
5 Things You Need To Avoid To Improve In Chess
There is a lot of talk about what you need to do in order to improve in chess. But what is even more…
Small Changes – Huge Results
Small changes will make a huge difference in your life. Sounds too good to be true?
Why Losing At Chess Hurts So Much (And The Antidote)
Losing a chess game hurts. It certainly hurt me a lot in my professional days. Sometimes I needed da…
How To Organize A Chess Tournament (20’000$ Budget)
In 2019, at the tender age of 23 years old, I organized a Rapid Chess Tournament in Switzerland.
What I Learned From GM Iossif Dorfman
Good Coaches help you improve. Great Coaches change the way you think about Chess. I was lucky enoug…
Eat Like A Champion – Nutrition In Chess
Nutrition is a vital factor for brain performance. Thus, it matters a lot when you think about perfo…
Studying Games Of Chess World Champions
While footballers watch videos of Messi & Ronaldo, Chess players can replay games of World Champions…
Improve Your Chess Tactics
Nearly a century ago Richard Teichmann proclaimed the famous “Chess is 99% tactics”. Even if that mi…
How to Stay Focused and Calm When You Have a Winning Position in Chess
Everybody knows the feeling. You are having a great position against a strong opponent and you start…
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 m…
Chess Improvement – Simple, Not Easy
Sadly, there are still a lot of Charlatans and get-rich-quick schemes in Online Chess improvement. T…
From International Master (IM) to Grandmaster (GM)
Reaching the Grandmaster (GM) title was a long-standing dream for me. After scoring my first GM-Norm…
Beginner Chess Strategy: 5 Must-Know Tips
Mastering Chess strategy is the non-plus ultra for many Chess players.
Why I Always Try To Be A Beginner
Meeting friends from school (or old chess) days is always an interesting experience.
Bishop vs Knight In Chess: A Grandmaster Guide
Bishop vs Knight: the most common imbalance in chess. But when is it better to have a Bishop? And wh…
How To Set Chess Goals And Achieve Them
I like to ask people what their goals are. It opens up interesting conversations. Some people actual…
Easy Way To Recover From Setbacks - Focus On What You Have
Not qualifying for the FIDE World Cup via the Swiss qualification tournament was a big disappointmen…