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GM Igor Smirnov Answers Chess Questions | Live Call with a Student
Recently, I had an online session with one of the RCA students from India, GM Karthik Venkataraman. He has been …
Don’t Give Up too Early in Chess!!
Have you ever played a chess game where you resigned, and then when analysing with your opponent you find out …
4 useful tips to avoid blunders
Blunders are always a nightmare for most chess players, even in the top GMs level. It is one of the …
10 ways to improve in chess
There are thousands of the chess tutorials including chess books, DVDs, courses, video lessons, etc. As I often say, it …
Why Do You Lose Chess Games?
Recently, we published an article written by our Academy Manager, Aggelos Kesaris, about the middlegame strategy and how to break …
What can we learn from the games of RCA Students?
In the last RCA survey we asked you to send some of your chess games in order to include them …
10 Rare Photos of Chess Legends You’ve Probably Never Seen
Today we are going to see some pictures of some of the greatest chess players. It is nice to see …
GM Igor Smirnov Answers Students’ Questions from the Live Event (Part-2)
A few days ago, I shared with you the first part of my live stream on 7 November, celebrating the …
GM Igor Smirnov Answers Students’ Questions from the Live Event
I hope you remember that during the beginning of this month, on 7 November, we celebrated the 8th anniversary of …
How to Succeed in Chess? (FREE E-book)
Nowadays, it is quite easy to find information about almost anything on the Internet, including chess. However, not all the …
Top 5 ways to improve your chess skills
I know the question which has stuck in your head: “How can I improve myself?” This is a very logical …
5 tips taken from the best chess courses on the Internet
This article contains 5 important tips that will facilitate your chess learning and advancing. The material is prepared by a …
How to find the best moves quickly?
Chess players often tell me that they can find the correct moves during the home analysis, but they cannot find …
4 simple ways to deal with time trouble!
Recently, I have received a couple e-mails from my students who are having a hard time dealing with time trouble. …
5 biggest problems in attack and how to solve them!
Attack in chess is a fundamental topic, because without an attack we cannot win a single chess game. Perhaps strong …
GM Suat Atalik – pawn structures
See complete lesson here.
Typical double attack scenarios Part-2
This is the second part of the article about the typical scenarios of the tactical motif in chess, which is …
IM Vangjel Buli’s chess game
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V Prudhvi Kumar's game – Millionaire Chess
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Remote Chess Academy student wins Millionaire Chess!
The third edition of Millionaire Chess took place from 6-10 October 2016 at Atlantic City.
20 interesting and funny photos that summarize the World Chess Championship 2016
Before going to the photos, let me remind you that today is the LAST chance for you to grab our …
World Chess Championship 2016 Carlsen vs Karjakin – tiebreaks
See analysis of tie-break games here.
World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-12
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World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-11
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World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-10
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10 Golden Rules
10 Golden Rules for a Chess Player There are thousands of different rules related to chess. However, it’s hard to …
World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-9
See complete analysis here.
How the World reacted to Karjakin’s victory over Carlsen (Game-8)?
The 26-year-old challenger from Russia, Sergey Karjakin, draws everyone’s attention after defeating the World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth …
World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-8
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World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-7
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Homeless ‘tramp chess champion’ challenges Cambridge’s best minds
A ‘tramp chess champion’ is throwing down the gauntlet to Cambridge University’s finest minds and challenging them to try their …
World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-6
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World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-5
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Will Karjakin become Russia's Minister of Defense?
I really laughed out loud when I saw this very funny, yet, seems legit, tweet by a chess fan. There …
World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-4
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World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-3
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World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-2
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World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Karjakin – Game-1
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Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin – top 5 games
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Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin – Bilbao Chess 2016
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Unknown stories about ‘Viktor the Terrible!’ (Part-2)
This is the second part of the article about the four-time USSR chess champion, Viktor Korchnoi! If you missed the …
Viktor Korchnoi chess games
Unknown stories about ‘Viktor the Terrible!’
Viktor Korchnoi: if he won a game, he was very polite with you and would analyze it happily. If he …
Sergey Kasparov chess games (Scandinavian)
S.Kasparov chess games
Link to the article and video lesson by Kasparov – LINK
Baku Chess Olympiad Game
Critical positions in chess – games
Lessons from Anand and Carlsen
The recent World Championship match Anand – Carlsen naturally became the most important chess event of 2013. What lessons can …
Alexander Alekhine vs Carl Oscar Ahues
GM Igor Smirnov answers students’ questions
As you may already know, I conducted a live “Ask Me Anything (AMA) event” on the RCA Facebook page on …
Sinquefield Cup 2016 Games
Interesting games from the Sinquefield Cup 2016
Today, we analyze the most interesting games from the recent Sinquefield Cup 2016. This tournament took place in St Louis, …
Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
Knight Fork Exercises Part-2
Chess Tactics – Knight Fork Part-2
In the first part of this lesson, we had a look at a few examples of the “knight fork” and …
Knight Fork – Exercises
Chess Openings – games
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Attack of the Day
White took the pawn on d6 with Qxd6. What should Black do now? Lavendelis – Ehlvest Black to play …
Mate in 3 moves
Basic Chess Rules for Beginners Part-2
A few months ago, we published an article called “Basic Chess Rules for Beginners”. If you missed it, you can …
FM Kevin Trujillo’s game
FM Kevin Trujillo's game
Initiative in Chess
Today we have an interesting subject called “Initiative”. I’d like to recall a famous quote, “Only the player with the …
Sergey Karjakin and Magnus Carlsen
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Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca
Chess battles between Candidate players
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How my lessons helped a student defeat an International Master
Sometime ago, I shared with you a message I received from one of my students, Ram S Krishnan. In that …
IM Boroljub Zlatanovic Game-2
IM Boroljub Zlatanovic Game-1
Bobby Fischer Chess Game
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Idea of the day
White has a very strong idea in this position. What did white play? Please see the solution below.
Chess, Life and Happiness – Summary
About two months ago, we published an article prepared by an RCA student, Luca Valsecchi, and it was called “Chess, …
Paul Morphy – greatest chess game
The greatest chess game everyone MUST know
Millions of chess games have been played over the history of chess. But there is only a small percentage of …
Interpretation of Chess Moves – Games (3)
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Interpretation of Chess Moves – Games (2)
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Interpretation of chess moves – games (1)
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Basic Chess Rules for Beginners
Chess is the most intelligent game ever invented. It has a lot of things that are similar to life. It …
Mikhail Botvinnik's winning method – games
Mikhail Botvinnik’s winning method – games
Ram S Krishnan game
Chess for Females
Today, I’d like to share with you a lesson for FREE from my new course “Your Top Chess Questions, Answered”. …
V. Ap Karthik defeated GM Roman Edouard
Lasker’s Manual of Chess
Sasikiran vs Gerzhoy
In what way can chess training help you?
Recently, I came across some very interesting news and I’m very happy to share it with you: Spanish schools have …
GM Petr Velicka’s game-2
GM Petr Velicka's game-2
GM Petr Velicka’s Game
GM Petr Velicka's Game
Caruana vs Ponomariov
Caruana – Ponomariov White to play Black just committed a mistake by playing 36…Be6. How can White make use …
The Corner Pawn Attack: a new way to attack in chess
Even though the pawn is the smallest piece in chess, both in size and in power, it is good enough …
Join me at my seminars in Vellore and Chennai
Today, I’d like to remind you about my upcoming seminars in southern India. My first seminar will take place in …
The Right Thinking in Chess – my seminar in Chennai
I’m very happy to let you know that my seminar in Chennai is confirmed. It will take place on Sunday, …
Another success story from an RCA student who defeated a Fide Master
Recently, I received a message from one of my students, Massimo Tricomi. He has shared some information about his wonderful …
Massimo Tricomi's success story
Two chess opening mistakes you should never make
I’ve prepared a chess opening lesson for you! 🙂 In this lesson, you’ll learn about two mistakes you should avoid …
Piece coordination and maneuvering in chess
Today we have an interesting topic to discuss. It’s called “Piece coordination and maneuvering in chess”. As you may know, …
RCA Student's win against a Grandmaster
Fantastical defense
GM Igor Smirnov AMA event highlights
About a week ago, on 20 July (International Chess Day), I conducted an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) event on Reddit. …
Chess calculation training – exercises
You can select different games using the drop-down button near the chess board.
GM Smirnov’s new mini-course (FREE)
Today, we have a topic I’m bringing to your attention a bit suddenly, for I’d like to ask your adviceabout a …
RCA Student – Hariharan's game
RCA Game Festival – Aseem
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RCA Game Festival – Joshua
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RCA Game Festival – Jonathan
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RCA Game Festival – Rascon
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RCA Game Festival – Ram
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RCA Game Festival – Shilko
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RCA Game Festival – Djema
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RCA Game Festival – Bello J
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RCA Game Festival – Bello D
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RCA Game Festival – Radja
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Mini-course – The Secrets of Strong Chess Players
I’m very happy to talk to you again after a while. As you may know, stage-1 of our Game Festival …
Special offer – final reminder
First, let me remind you that the special 20% discount (you save about $14) on our course “Unlocking the Grandmaster’s …
Unlocking the Grandmaster’s Mind – second edition and next webinar
Firstly, the next webinar for you will be conducted by IM Attila Turzo on 4 April at 3 p.m. GMT (check timings here: LINK) and the webinar …
Interesting Q&A and final reminder of the webinar
NOW, it’s the FINAL reminder for you to sign up for the upcoming webinar “Chess Talent at a young age”, …
‘AMA’ event reminder and Chess talent at young age
As you may already know, my live ‘Ask me anything’ (AMA) event has already started on our Facebook page (LINK). …
My live 'Ask me anything' event
In the previous article, I made the announcement that I’ll be conducting a live event on our Facebook page (LINK) …
Have a live chat with me!
Recently, I noticed that most students were asking about getting private coaching from me. I’m happy that you’re enjoying my …
Do you know it? Part 1
“I KNOW IT ALREADY” “I know it already” – I hear this phrase quite often from different chess players. That’s …
How to progress in chess?
Let’s use an analogy with a chess game. How do we get an advantage in our position? (or: “How to …
Special offers on book – final reminder
Let me remind you that today is the LAST chance for you to get my new book Champion Psychology (LINK) …
Release of my new book – Champion Psychology
NOW is the FINAL reminder for you to sign up for the upcoming webinar, “Press your opponents like Carlsen”, which …
How to get rid of psychological problems? And offers on new book
Let me remind you that my upcoming webinar, “Press your opponents like Carlsen”, will be conducted on Saturday 28 February …
How to press your opponents like Carlsen?
Magnus Carlsen does not require much introduction – his great chess power and tremendous results are well known. The Norwegian …
Champion Psychology – Teaser
In the previous article, I made the announcement that my new book Champion Psychology – A book for future champions …
Chess Tactics – Pin
You may choose the game you want to observe from the list above the chess board.
Happy Valentine’s Day, My New Book and Chess Tactics – Pin
Firstly, I wish you and your loved one a very happy Valentine’s Day. 🙂 Have a joyful day and have …
Survey – private coaching
Today, I’ve some good news for you. Recently, we conducted a survey and I’m glad that many of you took …
Puzzle – Gibraltar Chess Festival
Effective Training
I have received a lot of feedback from you guys about the new course, “Unlocking the Grandmaster’s Mind” (LINK), both …
Special Offer – final reminder
First, let me remind you that today is the LAST chance for you to get the new course “Unlocking the …
Release of the new course
NOW is the FINAL reminder for you to sign up for the upcoming webinar, “How to become a ‘Blitz Master’?”, …
How to become a Blitz Master and offers on the new course
First, let me ask you a few questions – have you ever played blitz chess tournaments in your club or …
How Grandmasters think during a chess game?
Firstly, let me give you a nice present. I’ve published the shortened version of the introduction video on the new …
Unlocking the Grandmaster's Mind – Teaser
In the previous article, I made the important announcement that the new course is called “Unlocking the Grandmaster’s Mind” and …
Hanging Pawn Structure
Referral Program and a new lesson
Today, I have really GREAT news for you! You might have noted that in recent times, we’ve been building up …
Tactics Puzzle – 1
After you have come up with your solution, you may compare your results by looking at the answer below.
How to handle opposite side castling?
While playing a game, the most important measure to protect your king is castling. There are certain situations where we …
Games Festival – Interesting puzzles
Interesting puzzles and great news
Let me remind you that you can get 20% discount on all our products and get a FREE premium video …
Games Festival – Top 3 winners
Merry Christmas and Happy New year
Firstly, Remote Chess Academy wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! 🙂 May 2015 be a …
Game of the day
This is probably still theory for the players. Now how should white continue in this complicated position? After you have …
My advice for your chess improvement
I’m glad to talk to you again after a little while. I hope your chess training is going well and …
World Chess Championship 2014 Highlights
NOW is the FINAL reminder for you to sign up for the upcoming webinar, “My Thinking System”, which will be …
Trap of the day
Opening Trap in Sicilian dragon. Find the tactics for Black. After you have come up with your solution, you may …
Disaster in the opening
Usually a catastrophe in the opening happens when a king stays in the centre and the position opens quickly with …
History of Chess Part – 2
Now, let’s continue with the 2nd part of the article “The History of Chess”. (If you’ve missed the 1st part, …
History of Chess | Part-1
Nowadays, chess players are very much focused on their games – to improve their chess skills, reach the highest goals, …
History of Chess | Part-1
Nowadays, chess players are very much focused on their games – to improve their chess skills, reach the highest goals, …
Opening Disaster of the day
Beginners are well advised to castle as quickly as possible, and it’s surprising how many grandmasters run into trouble through …
Pawn Storm 2 – Games
Counter Attack and exciting news
First of all, in an effort to give the BEST for YOU, we’re expanding our RCA Shop and we’re conducting a …
Zoran Games
Chess Engines and a New Course in Spanish
Nowadays, most chess players learn and practice chess by using COMPUTERS. There are many chess programs like ChessBase, Fritz, etc., …
Plan of the day
If you were White, how you want to continue? Karjakin – GrischukWhite to play?
Garry Kasparov – Maxim Dlugy
In the previous article “How to beat Garry Kasparov” I’ve shared with you an instructive game Dlugy – Kasparov (if …
Maxim Dlugy – Garry Kasparov
How would you play here as White against Garry Kasparov? Maxim Dlugy – Garry KasparovWhite to move If your initial …
How to beat Garry Kasparov?
It’s my pleasure to announce that your next live chess training session will be conducted by GM Maxim Dlugy. He’s …
Caruana and Nakamura game
Now let’s check how you should NOT play in won positions 🙂 Caruana – NakamuraWhite’s turn White is a pawn …
How to convert “a better position” into a WIN?
While playing a chess game, quite often you can obtain a SUPERIOR position. It could happen thanks to your good …
Early wing attack by IM Zoran Ilic
CB Reader version for Build up a sharp repertoire by IM Zoran Ilic
Lilov Games
Enjoy a few nice positions from Valeri’s games. Lilov – TodorovWhite’s turn White has a clear positional advantage: he controls …
Planning, Evaluation & Fortress
Recently I’ve been inviting different IMs/GMs to make lessons and webinars for you. I hope you enjoyed those lectures! Every …
Karthikeyan's Game
Test your skills in a brilliant example from Karthikeyan’s game. Karthikeyan – KrishnaWhite’s turn In this dynamic position White has …
Milov's Game
Pavel Smirnov – Vadim MilovBlack’s turn Is there any way for Black to survive? Of course you should not just …
How to get the Olympic chess medals?
Before we go to the main topic, let me remind you that now it’s the last chance to register for …
The Art of Exchange Sacrifice by GM Milov
There are some things in chess that are very hard to learn on your own, for example positional understanding and an endgame play. It’s …
Build up a sharp repertoire by IM Zoran Ilic
Early wing attack g3-g4 By International Master Zoran Ilic Chess-Specialist Remote Chess Academy The trend of undertaking an early wing …
Webinar : Intro Part 2
As you’ve seen in our previous article (you can read it HERE), IM Attila Turzo will conduct a live webinar …
Webinar : "The Minority Attack"
Today I have some good news for you. International Master Attila Turzo will conduct a live Webinar “The Minority Attack” on Sunday, 31 August 2014. …
Complications of the day
White was threatening to mate with Nh6 can black counter attack with Nf6? SASIKIRAN vs GERZHOY WHITE TO MOVE ! …
Position of the day
Gelfand shows a decent home preparation by sacrificing a piece in middlegame for active play. GELFAND vs AMONATOV WHITE TO …
Webinar: "Typical Mistakes in Practical Middlegame and Endings."
Today I have some good news for you. IM ValeriLilov will conduct a live webinar “Typical mistakes in practical middle …
Exploiting weakness
Bhuvaneshwari-BrownWhite’s turn
Chess Strategy: Exploiting Weaknesses
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The Webinar and Students’ Questions
Students have sent me a lot of questions about the webinar, “The Art of the Endgame”, which will take place …
Sacrifice of the day
There is a fight for the open file. And white use a typical positional sacrifice to fight for it. DEMCHENKO …
How to join my Webinar
On Wednesday, I told you about an upcoming WEBINAR. It will take place tomorrow Sunday 6th July at 4p.m.(16.00) BST …
Positional game of the day
Here Almasi is going to show us how to take advantage of a good bishop. In this position white has …
Take Part in GM Smirnov’s Webinar
Today I’ll talk about a very important event you have to note in your calendar: I’ll be organising my first …
Calculation of the day
Here it may seems like Grischuk blunder. That nothing can go wrong with 12…e4 in fact Aronian thought this way …
Defense of the day
An important moment for obvious reasons. In this position black just have one satisfactory defensive idea. First thing we should …
The Greatest Chess Moves of 2014
Today you’ll see one of the most exciting chess moves ever played. Moreover, you’ll learn a couple of practical rules …
Weakness usage
In chess, if you want to win, you generally need to attack your opponent. But do you know what you …
Take part in a Webinar with GM Smirnov
Recently I carried out a SURVEY First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who participated! Your feedback and suggestions …
The art of Defence in chess
Today we’ll see how to DEFEND in chess. But firstly, I would like to talk to you about an important …
Rook Endgame
Barcot, E – Tregubov, PWhite’s turn Take few minutes and think about this position. Rook endgames tend to be drawish …
Rook Endgames
Today we will talk about rook endgames. Even if MOST endgames are rook endgames, a majority of players make lots …
Attacking Skills (Part -2)
Test your attacking skills in the position below. Black to Play
Attacking Techniques (Part-2)
Today we’ll talk about the typical ways to start to develop your ATTACK. As an example, we’ll observe a very …
Karthik Games
You may choose the game you want to observe from the list above the chess board.
Students and News
Before we begin, there are a few important updates. News-1: An Open Vacancy Remote Chess Academy is growing constantly, and …
Blunder of the day
It is white to play. What would you play here, Nd4 or Rd4? After you have come up with your …
The Power of chess
So let’s test your skills in a position from the recent game between two top GMs. Radjabov T. – Karjakin …
The Power of a Chess Game
When I have a conversation with a stranger, usually the first questions he/she asks are: What’s your name? > …
Quote of the day
He who fears the Isolated Queen’s Pawn should give up chess.- Seigbert Tarrasch
Attacking Techniques
Recently a student played a nice game that illustrates typical ATTACKING IDEAS. I’ve asked him to comment the game for …
Rule of the day
When the opponent has a bishop, keep your pawns on squares of the same colour as your opponent’s bishop (to …
Positional play/combination of the day
How should White continue in this position? After you have come up with your solution, you may compare your results …
Combination of the day
What would you play as white? Calculate all the variations. After you have come up with your solution, you may …
Fight
How to Breakthrough in Chess?
Now let’s discuss an interesting and important topic – chess PROGRESS. How is your chess progress going? There are only …
Defence of the day
Seemingly Black is in huge trouble. What should he play? After you have come up with your solution, you may …
Prophylaxis of the day
What will you play here as black. Try to think what your opponent is looking for and then decide upon …
Students
There was an amusing coincidence after I published the previous lesson. One person posted the following question in comments: The …
Positional Play of the day
Please spend some time thinking about the game position below and how should have White continued? After you have come …
Candidate Surprise
I’ve just observed a really cool game Mamedyarov – Svidler from the current World Candidates Tournament. Try out if you …
My New Facebook Page
There are a few interesting topics today. First, I’ve just launched my Facebook page:Now you can stay in touch with …
The Secrets of Strong Players: PART-2
Recently I’ve published the lesson “The Secrets of Strong Players” which got a massive popularity and was learnt by almost …
Endgame of the day
Please spend some time thinking about the endgame position below and come up with how Carlsen can stress for win …
Positional Sacrifice of the Day
Please spend some time thinking about the position below and come up with what you think is the best way …
Basic Chess Opening Rules
Basic chess opening rules prepared by RCA Student: Today one of the students (Vishwanath) has prepared a quick opening guide …
Combo of the day
Please spend some time thinking about the position below and come up with what you think is the best way …
Tactics of the day
Please spend some time thinking about the position below and come up with what you think is the best way …
New Lessons for You on RCA Twitter page
Good news! From now on you can follow my lessons on Twitter: A lot of people like the Twitter platform. …
Tactic of the Day
Please take some time to think about the following position and determine for yourself what Black’s strongest continuation would be. …
Changes for the better
The beginning of a new year is considered to be suitable for two things: An analysis of your results in …
How to Succeed in Chess?
Recently, I reviewed the questions that students sent me over the last few months. There’s one question asked by a …
Blitz Champion PART-2
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Blitz Champion
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Anand-Carlsen World Championship Match
The greatest chess event will start tomorrow (9 November) in Chennai, India. 2 chess legends – Anand and Carlsen – …
Thank you!
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone for your nice greetings for my birthday! Let me publish one more …
GM Smirnov Answers Students' Questions (PART-2)
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GM Smirnov Answers Students' Questions
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How to Become a Titled Player (part-2)
Here you’ll learn some techniques that will make your transition to an international chess title (FM / IM / GM) …
How to Become a Titled Player? (part-1)
Would you like to become a titled player (FM, IM, GM)? Most chess players would answer “Yes, it would be …
The Secrets of Strong Players
Some time ago I published a lesson “The Secrets of Strong Players”. It became “a hotcake” indeed! The lesson was …
Lesson-2: “Break The 3000 Rating Barrier!”
“Break The 3000 Rating Barrier!” You can enter the full-screen mode by pressing the square icon at the right-bottom …
The Most Common Mistake
“The Most Common Mistake” WinRar) to decompress the files. If you need further instructions – please, read this …
Finding the Best Moves; Quickly
“Finding the Best Moves; Quickly” You can enter the full-screen mode by pressing the square icon at the …
Break The 3000 Rating Barrier!
“Break The 3000 Rating Barrier!” You can enter the full-screen mode by pressing the square icon at the right-bottom …
Intellectual Sport
Recently I gave an interview to a Ukrainian TV channel. The 2 most popular questions that non-chess playing people asked …
Winning Patterns
Today we will be discussing typical middlegame plans and patterns. Thus this lesson will contain practical information that you’ll be …
How To Grow A Champion
Today I’d like to provide some advice on chess training for kids. This will be especially important for both the …
Chess + 2nd Language
Have you ever thought about studying a 2nd language? Perhaps you’ve heard that Bobby Fischer learnt the Russian language in …
Champion Psychology from the Martial Arts
Chess players feel nervous before and/or during a game. This has a serious influence on your results. In the previous …
Successful Experience
During the last months we’ve been working on developing a new opening course. This work takes all my time, and …
Ukraine Wins Women’s World Championship
Several days ago, the Women’s World Team Championship finished. The final results were: Ukraine China Russia A useful question we …
5 Tips Taken From The Best Chess Course On The Internet
This article contains 5 important tips that will facilitate your chess learning and advancing. The material is prepared by a …
Eastern Style
I just came back from my trip to UAE (United Arab Emirates) and would like to share 1 interesting observation …
What is Your Plan? (Part-3)
In a few previous lessons we’ve been talking about a PLAN for your chess progress. Having such a plan ensures …
What is Your Plan?
Can you imagine a sea captain who tries to reach a distant land without a map? Can you imagine a …
How to Eliminate Blunders? (PART-2)
We keep revealing the most effective anti-blunder techniques for you. On 21st November “Chess Mate” published the 2nd part of …
How to Eliminate Blunders?
Recently “ChessMate” (which is the biggest paper chess magazine in India) published my new lesson “How to Prevent Blunders”. If …
How to find a good chess coach?
“How to find a good chess coach?” – This is a VERY IMPORTANT question. Let’s be realistic: without a good …
Birthday Cake-2 & Another Weapon For You!
First of all, I’d like to THANK everyone for your greetings! It’s a pleasure for me to communicate with such …
Birthday Cake
This issue will be unusual and maybe a bit crazy, but read it until the end! Today is my BIRHDAY, …
What obstructs 95% of players? (part-2)
In the previous issue we talked about the typical problems many chess players have. You may want to refer to …
What obstructs 95% of players?
There are literally millions of chess books and tutorials that are available to us these days and all chess learners …
The Story of Karjakin
A few days ago the 2012 Chess Olympiad concluded. Armenia won the gold medal and continues to get great results …
New Opening Weapon
Some time ago, we analysed an interesting opening – 1.b3 for White. This opening has the seal of approval from …
International Chess Day
Today, July 20th is the 88th anniversary of the founding of FIDE in Paris, France in 1924. Since 1966, July …
Viswanathan Anand Interviewed! (PART-2)
We keep publishing unknown interviews of the current World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand. Check out the 2nd part of this …
Kasparov’s Webinar
How does a consultation session with Garry Kasparov sound? Unbelievable? A chance you can’t miss? Well, regardless of how you …
Gems From Anand-Gelfand WC Match (PART-3)
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Viswanathan Anand Interviewed!
In the last 2 issues, we’ve taken a closer look at the gems and most interesting moments of the Anand-Gelfand …
Gems From Anand-Gelfand WC Match (PART-2)
Here comes the second part of the lesson “Gems From Anand-Gelfand WC Match” (the 1st part can be found here: …
Gems From Anand–Gelfand WC Match
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News And Updates
Let’s have update news first. The special offers celebrating the release of “Calculate Till Mate” has expired. The discount codes …
Last Chance
Before we move on, let me remind you that it’s the last chance NOW to get my New Course with …
Calculate Till Mate [Comprehensive chess course]
The new course “Calculate Till Mate” has been released! But before going to its web-page, please, read the SPECIAL offers …
Bonuses
Initially, I was planning to report on the World Championship Match between Anand and Gelfand. However (with all due respect …
Questions and Recommendations
Before we kick things off, let me answer one VERY common question. After I announced the new course, our support …
Welcome And Jump Aboard!
Last February, I encouraged you to send me your questions about tactics and calculation. YES, I’ve examined each and every …
Stages Of Improvement
In this lesson, I’ll discuss and outline the typical stages of improvement that a chess player goes through. But, why …
Your Chess Questions
First of all, let’s answer the previous chess task that I have given you: Were you able to find a …
Who becomes a Champion?
Regularly, I receive emails and questions and they, more or less, sound like this: “I study chess almost daily / …
How To Deal With Time Trouble?
Recently, I received a couple e-mails from students who are having a hard time dealing with time trouble. And if …
Join our team!
I have received messages from people who want to study my courses, BUT can’t afford it. It’s such a pity …
Smirnov's gambit (part-3)
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Christmas presents
As a Christmas present to chess fans and enthusiasts all over the world, you can now get my courses at …
Smirnov’s gambit
First, let me remind you about the last chance to get the BONUS pack for my recent course. Those who …
"Lucky list"
And YES, my new BOMB-course has been released – “The Grandmaster’s Positional Understanding”: LINK Many people asked whether they could …
The NEW Course is Ready!
And YES, the long wait is over! I’m glad to let you know that my new course “The Grandmaster’s Positional …
Win Easily! (part-2)
In the first part I’ve told you in general how to beat club players. Now I’ll show you the EXACT ...
Win Easily!
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Anti-Najdorf variation (PART-2)
In the 2nd part of the lesson we will analyze the main line 5…e5. P.S. Click the buttons below to ...
Anti-Najdorf variation
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The Secret of Success
I constantly receive feedback from my pupils. That’s why I can easily see who gets better results and why. One …
Caution! Maniacs!
I’m sure you have heard something about mad and obsessive people before. Modern chess players share some of these traits. …
Breaking Stereotypes – 4
This is a continuation of “Breaking Stereotypes” series. Here I am talking about one of the most common stereotypes. Lots …
Chess TALENT – 3
Recently we discussed chess talent. Also I gave you the task: Black’s turn Now you can download the solution here: …
Chess TALENT – 2
Some time ago I wrote to you about chess talent. There was the definition: You say “chess talent” when you …
Breaking Stereotypes – 3
In this video I give you a few simple, but quite powerful tips. Most amateur players don’t understand these ideas …
Chess Talent
In this issue I’d like to discuss chess TALENT. You know I receive lots of e-mails from my pupils, customers …
Why do people play chess?
Really, why? I mean it’s not necessary for human’s life; it doesn’t produce any goods etc. So why do you …
Lasker’s advice – 2
First let’s recollect the task I gave you: White’s turn. It was the calculation task mainly. You can download the …
Lasker's advice
Recently I looked over my chess books and found an interesting article of Emanuel Lasker. It calls “Final Reflections on …
Your Chess Goals – 2 (Creativity)
In the previous issue we’ve been talking about your past achievements and future goals in chess. I gave you 3 …
Your Chess Goals
In the end of a year it is time to sum up and to set the new goals for the …
How to become an Olympic Champion? (part-2)
In the end of the previous issue I gave you a task. Black’s turn. Obviously black needs to finish his …
How to become an Olympic Champion?
It will be interesting for you to know “how it is possible to become an Olympic Champion?”. This is what I will be telling you in this issue.
How to make your best in chess? (part-3)
In the previous issue we have been discussing a champion’s psychology. I’ve told you that our brain automatically focuses more attention on problems, on a negative experience.
The necessary factor of your progress – 3
Last time I gave you a little task. Were you able to find the right move there? White played 2.Ra1!! …
The necessary factor of your progress – 2
OBJECTIVITY (part 2). Let me give you some examples of personal bias in chess. Please, read carefully; just to ensure …
The necessary factor of your chess progress
In this issue I would like to discuss an important aspect of chess, which can determine one’s success or failure …
Children and adults in chess
Today I have received an e-mail from one of my pupils. He asked me “Why children usually have better progress …
