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NextLevelChess — 93 episodes

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Episode 93: I stopped checking my numbers for 6 months

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Episode 92: Just don't fight

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Episode 91: Why Planning Can Be So Frustrating (But Important)

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Episode 90: 6 lessons from 6 weeks of Real Chess Training

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Episode 89: The messy truth about getting better

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Episode 88: Why Hoping to Get Lucky is Ruining Your Chess

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Episode 87: The (chess) skill nobody talks about

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Episode 86: Stop Waiting for Perfect Focus (And Just Play)

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Episode 85: Mainstream Content Is For The Lazy Ones

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Episode 84: Real Chess Training

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Episode 83: Why Real Chess Improvement Looks Like Cheating

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Episode 82: The Price of Admission: How to Achieve Results You Are Truly Proud Of

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Episode 81: Are You a Chess Player or a Gambler?

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Episode 80: What Triggers You?

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Episode 79: This is what makes or breaks chess improvemen

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Episode 78: More is not always better (often actually worse!)

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Episode 77: My one goal for 2026

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Episode 76: The One Lesson I learned in 2025

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Episode 75: The Stories That Create Anxiety

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Episode 74: Don't be disciplined - build systems that work

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Episode 73: Sometimes There Is No Takeaway

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Episode 72: Make a Mistake? Do This.

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Episode 71: The right mindset for game analysis

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Episode 70: The key to right calcuation in chess

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Episode 69: Ratings Are Great (Only our interpretation not)

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Episode 68: How much can you improve in 6 months?

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Episode 67: Sequential Learning

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Episode 66: Just Do It - And Thank Me Later

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Episode 65: The Four Stages of Chess Improvement

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Episode 64: Annoyed by Clickbait Videos? Do this.

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Episode 63: How to Train Chess When Real Life Things Happen

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Episode 62: Use Technology - Don't Let It Use You

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Episode 61: Why You Shouldn't Copy Random Success Stories

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

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Episode 59: What If Being Smart Was The Problem?

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Episode 58: Why Playing Many Different Openings Won't Work For You

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Episode 57: The Reason Chess Training Is So Confusing

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Episode 56: The Biggest Lie We Tell Ourselves

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Episode 55: You Are Not Your Rating

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Episode 54: How to improve your thinking (not with AI)

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Episode 53: Good vs Bad Mistakes

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Episode 52: This Might Work in Business - But Destroys Your Chess

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GM Title After 10 000 hours of Practice?

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Episode 50: What Golf Taught Me About Getting Better at Chess

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Episode 49: The Simplified Thought Process

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Episode 48: The Hard Way Is the Only Way

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Episode 47: How to Make Confident Chess Decisions Under Pressure

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Episode 46: How to Actually do the things that improve your Chess

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Episode 45: Consistency Over Heroics: Why Winning is Surprisingly Simple

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Episode 44: How To Make Better Decisions in Chess

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How to get out of a losing streak

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Episode 42: The Role of Pain in Improvement

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Episode 41: How to Recover from a Bad Loss in Chess

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Episode 40: Re Framing Mistakes as a Useful Learning Tool

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Episode 39: How I Tricked Myself Into Living The Life I Want

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Episode 38: The Solution to Bad Times? A Plan

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Episode 37: Knowing Too Much Slows Your Improvement

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Episode 36: The Simplified Chess Improvement System Explained

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Episode 35: You Can Achieve More Than You Think!

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Episode 34: The Price I Paid for Doing too Much

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Episode 33: The Super Secret Way To Improve Your Chess

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Episode 32: Forget About Accuracy Scores, Do This Instead

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Episode 31: Fix Your Leaking Roof

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Episode 30: How To Turn Plateau's Into Big Successes

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Episode 29: Let’s Make Chess Improvement Simple Again

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Episode 28: The Three Key Ingredients For Smart Chess Training

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Episode 27: From Bullied Kid To Grandmaster - How Chess Saved My Life

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Chess Improvement Equation Part 5

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Episode 25: Chess Improvement Equation Part 4 - How To Be More Consistent

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Episode 24: Chess Improvement Equation Part 3 - How To Study With Better Focus And Study Techniques

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Episode 23: Chess Improvement Equation Part 2 - What You Should do to improve your Chess

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Episode 22: Chess Improvement Equation - Part 1

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Episode 21: The Secret to Loving Chess Even During a Plateau

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Episode 20: The Simple Path to 1500 Lessons From My Dad’s Chess Journey

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Episode 19: My 3 Favorite Chess Improvement Resources

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Episode 18: How Focus Can Transform Your Chess and Life

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How a Good Plan Can Solve your Chess Problems

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The reason for most plateaus

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Why CEOs Have a Hard Time Improving at Chess

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How to get personalized Chess Coaching

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I won 200 points with this simple challenge

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A subscriber beat me - here is how

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Why your tactics rating is so much higher than your normal rating

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Why chess can be so painful (and the antidote)

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Stop blundering with this simple habit

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My favorite Chess Advice - Talk To Your Pieces

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The Mindset you need for chess success

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Why I hate draw offers (and you should too!)

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Grandmaster Opening Preparation explained

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How to play against higher rated opponents

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Simple, not easy

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How to play against lower rated opponents

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Never Tilt Again