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Chess Improvement Equation

The Simplified Chess Improvement System by GM Noël Studer introduces a method for calculating a personal chess improvement score based on three factors: What, How, and Time. Participants rate themselves on their study areas and resources, focus during study, and average weekly study time to identify areas for improvement. A low score is framed positively as an opportunity for growth rather than a failure.

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Chess Improvement Equation

The Simplified Chess Improvement System by GM Noël Studer introduces a method for calculating a personal chess improvement score based on three factors: What, How, and Time. Participants rate themselves on their study areas and resources, focus during study, and average weekly study time to identify areas for improvement. A low score is framed positively as an opportunity for growth rather than a failure.

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The Simplfiied Chess Improvement System​ ​ ​ ​ © GM Noël Studer

Chess Improvement Equation

To calculate your previous chess improvement score, rate yourself on three factors. This
is not supposed to be a scientific process. It could lead to a nice indication of where
your training is lacking at the moment.

Important: A low score is not something to be ashamed of. Instead, it is a sign of huge
potential for improvement, which is good!

What (0-1):

Two things matter here. What areas am I working on? And what resources am I working
with? If you follow the ⅓ rule with a good study plan and have high-quality resources
fitting your level, your What score should be high (0.7-1).

Instead, if you spend most of your time not doing Tactics or Playing+Analyzing games,
and often feel the resources you are using aren’t good for your level, then your what
score should be low (0-0.3).

My What score when joining this course is: ________

How (0-1):

🙂
This is the biggest problem in chess improvement because nobody teaches us how to
focus, and how to study chess properly. We’ll get to that soon in SCIS .

In an ever faster-moving world, our focus ability decreases year by year.

A high score (0.7-1) would mean you have very good focus during chess study (perfect
focus would mean nobody else could ever have a better focus) and know exactly what
you have to do when you analyze games, solve puzzles, study endgames or watch an
opening course.

A low score means that your brain feels often tired, overwhelmed or foggy when you
study chess, and you aren’t fully sure what exactly to do when solving puzzles or
analyzing your latest games. My guess is that most of you will be on the lower
spectrum, which is why you got this course.

My How score when joining this course is: _______


The Simplfiied Chess Improvement System​ ​ ​ ​ © GM Noël Studer

Time (hours/week):

How much time did you spend on chess before joining this course on average per
week? This is not the amount of time you’d love to spend if your week goes ideally, but
the average time you really spent.

My weekly time studying chess is: ______

Chess Improvement Score:

Your personal, current chess improvement score/equation is:

What ____ * How ______ * Time _____ = ______

Again, because it is so important, a low score is nothing to be ashamed of. It doesn’t


mean you are stupid or not made for chess improvement. It simply means you didn’t
learn how to study chess the right way. Now you will learn it and improve your score,
then your results.

🙂
Share your equation with us in the community. Then, move on with the next video, see
you there!

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