This week we return with another “Chess Improvement Q & A” episode with another top trainer. Our returning guest is 2019 Swiss National Champion, turned trainer and blogger, GM Noel Studer. Noel is always insightful on everything related to chess improvement and answers a wide range of questions from the online chess community. Topics discussed include: how to diagnose weaknesses, what to look for in a chess trainer, limiting blunders, improving tactics as well as Noel’s helpful advice for dealing with various common psychological pitfalls that chess players face. After 75 minutes of chess improvement talk, we turn our attention to Noel’s new course, Beginner Chess Mastery. It is a comprehensive guide for newer chess players designed to take you up to about the 1200 level. If this describes you or someone you know, you will want to stay tuned until the end of the pod.
If you or someone you know is below 1200 and looking to improve their games, check out Noel’s course. (on sale for a limited time)
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Course link- Beginner Chess Mastery
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Prior Noel Studer appearances on episodes 248 and 312
04:30- Chess improvement Q and A! Is it possible that an amateur player would be a better teacher for a beginner than a Grandmaster?
Mentioned: Nate Solon’s Tweet:
https://x.com/natesolon/status/1765044706885468204?s=20
Also Mentioned: GM Jacob Aagaard
18:00- Patreon mailbag question: How does Noel diagnose what a student needs to do to improve? How does he know when a weakness has been sufficiently addressed?
22:00- Advice for limiting blunders
25:00- Patreon mailbag question: What is Noel’s advice for someone who struggles at rapid compared to slower time controls?
31:00- Advice for improving at tactics
Mentioned: 600 Practical Chess Exercises
36;30- Is it more effective to have a coach then to use online training courses?
38:00- Noel’s excellent advice for avoiding making impulsive moves.
45:00- Noel’s advice for a player that struggles to embrace complications when short on time
51;00- Is one better off studying the games of lower level masters compared to those of Super GMs and the all-time greats?
56:00- What does Noel think of solitaire chess/guess the move?
1:00:00- Patreon mailbag question: Diet and weight loss are known as the keys to losing weights, what are the chess improvement analogs to diet and weight loss?
1:03:00- Patreon mailbag question: What are some ways to evaluate improvement besides rating?
1:05:00- Patreon mailbag question: What is Noel’s favorite chess book on the middlegame?
Mentioned: Chess Structures by GM Mauricio Flores Rios
1:07:00- Does Noel think its better to repeat tactical puzzles a la the Woodpecker method, or to solve new ones?
1:09:00- Noel’s tips for avoiding burnout
1:13:00- What is the best time control to practice online?
1:15:30- We discuss Noel’s new course, Beginner Chess Mastery
1:19:50- Who is the target audience for this course?
Thanks to Noel for joining me again!
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EP 379- IM Renier Castellanos on How he Earned the GM Title at Age 41.
Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 12 Breakdown (Part 2)- FM Mike Klein on the Player’s Mindsets, Historical Context, and the Alireza Shoe Controversy
Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 12 Breakdown (Part 1)- An Epic Finish Awaits, as Naka, Nepo and Gukesh are Tied!
Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 10 Breakdown (Part 2)- GM Jan Timman on the tournament so far.
EP 378- Lou Hays- Spending weekends with Fischer and Spassky, Getting to 2100 from Scratch as an Adult, Chess Publishing Then and Now
Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 10 Breakdown (Part 1)- Nepo and Gukesh lead Narrowly as Naka and Fabi are in Pursuit
Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 7 Breakdown (Part 2)- GM Daniel King on the Tournament So Far
Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 7 Breakdown (Part 1)- Nepo and Tan Zhongyi Lead after a Dramatic First Half of the Tournament
EP 377- NM Dan Heisman and NM Laura Smith. Two Accomplished Trainers on Capturing, Counting, and other Chess Concepts To Know
Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates First 4 Round Breakdown. Nepo leads (As usual). Plus a Fan's Toronto Trip Report
EP 376- Adult Improver Jordan Groff on What it Takes to Make Master in 2024
EP 375- FIDE Candidates Mega Preview with GM Rafael Leitão, Chess by the Numbers, and On the Queenside
EP 373- Carol Ann Caronia: Advice for Chess Parents & Scholastic Teachers from an Author and Longtime Teacher
EP 372- GM Jan Gustafsson: Learning 1. E4, Life after Team Magnus, Chess Cheating, the FIDE Candidates & more
EP 371- GM Josh Friedel- Common Beginner & Intermediate Mistakes, Freestyle Chess, and Advice for Goal-Setting
EP 370- GM Paul van der Sterren- Breakthroughs, Declines, Mindfulness and the Odyssey of a 20+ Year Professional Career
EP 369- NM Robert Ramirez on the difference between Adult and Youth Chess Students, Chess in Cuba, and Why He Loves the Pirc Defense
EP 368- Erik Allebest (Chess.com CEO)- Online Cheating, The Magnus-Hikaru match that fell through, the Chess24 closure & more
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