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GM Noel Studer is a top Swiss player and a winner of many Swiss national titles. He has a popular and insightful blog called Next Level Chess, where Noel shares great chess improvement advice, book recommendations, and relates anecdotes from his experiences as a chess professional. Noel recently surprised his readers by announcing that at the age of 24 he is retiring from professional chess. In our conversation, Noel shares the reasons for his decision, and dispenses all kinds of awesome chess improvement advice. It was both helpful and enjoyable to hear all of Noel\u2019s recommendations and stories. Please read on for lots more details and any relevant links.\xa0\xa0\n0:00- What led to GM Noel Studer\u2019s decision to retire from OTB chess at the age of 24? What is he planning next?\xa0\nMentioned: Derek Sivers\xa0\n13:30- What will be the topic of Noel\u2019s upcoming chess course?\xa0\n16:00-\xa0 Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com\xa0\nChessmood offers a huge library of instructive videos. You can hear GM Avetik Grigoryan on Episode 192 of Perpetual Chess. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel here.\xa0\n16:30- Perpetual Chess is also brought you in part by Chess.com!\xa0\nAmong their many resources, you can check out their Drills here and their vision trainer here.\xa0\n17:30- Patreon mailbag question from Neal Bruce! \u201cWhat are the most common mistakes Noel sees from amateurs?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: Atomic Habits\xa0\n23:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat is the minimum amount of work to do to maintain a level while one is unable to train chess seriously due to life circumstances?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: FIDE World Rapid and Blitz 2021\xa0\n29:00-\xa0 Patreon mailbag question \u201cHow much do openings matter for club players?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: GM Ben Finegold, Noel\u2019s posts Chess Improvement: Simple not Easy, What is The Best Chess Opening?, GM Surya Ganguly, GM Avetik Grigoryan\u2019s Post: How to Memorize Chess Openings and Variation- Without Forgetting Them a Few Days Later\xa0\xa0\xa0\n36:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat would Noel recommend for breaking through a tactics training plateau?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: The Woodpecker Method , Episode 241 with FM Peter Giannatos, GM Pentala Harikrishna\xa0\xa0\n48:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don\u2019t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well!\n48:30-\xa0 Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\xa0\n49:00- What are the best sources of motivation for chess improvement? How did Noel get through a period where he was bullied as an adolescent?\xa0\nMentioned: Simon Sinek\u2019s Start With Why\xa0\n1:01:00- What approach does Noel recommend for analyzing games after you play them?\xa0\nMentioned: How to Analyze Your Game Part 1, How to Analyze Your Game Part 2\xa0\n1:11:00- What lessons has Noel learned from working with GMs Artur Yusopov, Josif Dorfman, Markus Ragger?\nMentioned: My Favorite Chess Advice: Talk With Your Pieces, IM Mark Dvoretsky, IM Josh Waitzkin\u2019s The Art of Learning\xa0\n1:22:00- What are Noel\u2019s favorite books?\nMentioned: Atomic Habits, The Art of Learning, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Learn from the Legends, GM Boris Gelfand\u2019s Books ,GM Judit Polgar\u2019s Books, GM Alireza Firouzja, Bortnyk-Studer 2014, Harikrishna-Studer 2019\n1:31:00- What is Noel\u2019s life like away from the board?\xa0\nMentioned: Lucy the Golden Queen\u2019s Instagram!\xa0\n1:32:00- Thanks so much to Noel for sharing his insights!\nBe sure to subscribe to his blog/newsletter at https://nextlevelchess.blog/\nYou can follow him on Twitter here\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices