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EPISODE · Sep 17, 2025 · 23 MIN

Episode 60: The Best Books for Chess Improvement (That Aren’t About Chess)

from NextLevelChess · host GM Noël Studer

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) Sign up for a free Real Chess Training Test, for players between 1500-2000: https://nextlevelchess.kit.com/rct-trial Get my free eBook, 'The Art of Chess Improvement': https://nextlevelchess.com/free-ebook/ Additional Free Content: ➡️Weekly Newsletter: https://nextlevelchess.com/newsletter/ ➡️Blog with 200+ articles: https://nextlevelchess.com/articles/ ➡️YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GMnoelstuder Check out my courses: ➡️My holistic chess improvement system: https://nextlevelchess.com/simplified-chess-improvement-system/ ➡️Reach 1200+ Elo with my Beginner Fundamental course: https://nextlevelchess.com/beginner-chess-mastery/ ➡️Real Chess Training: The weekly 6 position Test Membership for players between 1500-2000 chesscom Rapid: https://nextlevelchess.com/real-chess-training/

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