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NextLevelChess — 93 episodes
Episode 93: I stopped checking my numbers for 6 months
Episode 92: Just don't fight
Episode 91: Why Planning Can Be So Frustrating (But Important)
Episode 90: 6 lessons from 6 weeks of Real Chess Training
Episode 89: The messy truth about getting better
Episode 88: Why Hoping to Get Lucky is Ruining Your Chess
Episode 87: The (chess) skill nobody talks about
Episode 86: Stop Waiting for Perfect Focus (And Just Play)
Episode 85: Mainstream Content Is For The Lazy Ones
Episode 84: Real Chess Training
Episode 83: Why Real Chess Improvement Looks Like Cheating
Episode 82: The Price of Admission: How to Achieve Results You Are Truly Proud Of
Episode 81: Are You a Chess Player or a Gambler?
Episode 80: What Triggers You?
Episode 79: This is what makes or breaks chess improvemen
Episode 78: More is not always better (often actually worse!)
Episode 77: My one goal for 2026
Episode 76: The One Lesson I learned in 2025
Episode 75: The Stories That Create Anxiety
Episode 74: Don't be disciplined - build systems that work
Episode 73: Sometimes There Is No Takeaway
Episode 72: Make a Mistake? Do This.
Episode 71: The right mindset for game analysis
Episode 70: The key to right calcuation in chess
Episode 69: Ratings Are Great (Only our interpretation not)
Episode 68: How much can you improve in 6 months?
Episode 67: Sequential Learning
Episode 66: Just Do It - And Thank Me Later
Episode 65: The Four Stages of Chess Improvement
Episode 64: Annoyed by Clickbait Videos? Do this.
Episode 63: How to Train Chess When Real Life Things Happen
Episode 62: Use Technology - Don't Let It Use You
Episode 61: Why You Shouldn't Copy Random Success Stories
Episode 60: The Best Books for Chess Improvement (That Aren’t About Chess)
Episode 59: What If Being Smart Was The Problem?
Episode 58: Why Playing Many Different Openings Won't Work For You
Episode 57: The Reason Chess Training Is So Confusing
Episode 56: The Biggest Lie We Tell Ourselves
Episode 55: You Are Not Your Rating
Episode 54: How to improve your thinking (not with AI)
Episode 53: Good vs Bad Mistakes
Episode 52: This Might Work in Business - But Destroys Your Chess
GM Title After 10 000 hours of Practice?
Episode 50: What Golf Taught Me About Getting Better at Chess
Episode 49: The Simplified Thought Process
Episode 48: The Hard Way Is the Only Way
Episode 47: How to Make Confident Chess Decisions Under Pressure
Episode 46: How to Actually do the things that improve your Chess
Episode 45: Consistency Over Heroics: Why Winning is Surprisingly Simple
Episode 44: How To Make Better Decisions in Chess
How to get out of a losing streak
Episode 42: The Role of Pain in Improvement
Episode 41: How to Recover from a Bad Loss in Chess
Episode 40: Re Framing Mistakes as a Useful Learning Tool
Episode 39: How I Tricked Myself Into Living The Life I Want
Episode 38: The Solution to Bad Times? A Plan
Episode 37: Knowing Too Much Slows Your Improvement
Episode 36: The Simplified Chess Improvement System Explained
Episode 35: You Can Achieve More Than You Think!
Episode 34: The Price I Paid for Doing too Much
Episode 33: The Super Secret Way To Improve Your Chess
Episode 32: Forget About Accuracy Scores, Do This Instead
Episode 31: Fix Your Leaking Roof
Episode 30: How To Turn Plateau's Into Big Successes
Episode 29: Let’s Make Chess Improvement Simple Again
Episode 28: The Three Key Ingredients For Smart Chess Training
Episode 27: From Bullied Kid To Grandmaster - How Chess Saved My Life
Chess Improvement Equation Part 5
Episode 25: Chess Improvement Equation Part 4 - How To Be More Consistent
Episode 24: Chess Improvement Equation Part 3 - How To Study With Better Focus And Study Techniques
Episode 23: Chess Improvement Equation Part 2 - What You Should do to improve your Chess
Episode 22: Chess Improvement Equation - Part 1
Episode 21: The Secret to Loving Chess Even During a Plateau
Episode 20: The Simple Path to 1500 Lessons From My Dad’s Chess Journey
Episode 19: My 3 Favorite Chess Improvement Resources
Episode 18: How Focus Can Transform Your Chess and Life
How a Good Plan Can Solve your Chess Problems
The reason for most plateaus
Why CEOs Have a Hard Time Improving at Chess
How to get personalized Chess Coaching
I won 200 points with this simple challenge
A subscriber beat me - here is how
Why your tactics rating is so much higher than your normal rating
Why chess can be so painful (and the antidote)
Stop blundering with this simple habit
My favorite Chess Advice - Talk To Your Pieces
The Mindset you need for chess success
Why I hate draw offers (and you should too!)
Grandmaster Opening Preparation explained
How to play against higher rated opponents
Simple, not easy
How to play against lower rated opponents
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