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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as Training & Psychology”

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

How Do Chess Grandmasters Think? Myths vs Truths

It’s my 33rd birthday today, 28 October, and I want to make it special by celebrating it with you. I’m …

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Saturday, April 11, 2020

Improve in Chess – Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

First, let me remind you of the massive 50% discount we’re providing you with on our new course “Puzzles 2.0” …

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Friday, November 22, 2019

Improve in Chess – Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

First, let me remind you of the massive 50% discount we’re providing you with on our new course “Puzzles 2.0” …

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Friday, November 15, 2019

Mind-blowing Chess Puzzle – The Luzhin Defense

Today, we are going to see a mind-blowing chess puzzle from The Luzhin Defense, which is a romantic drama film …

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Saturday, September 01, 2018

The RCA Student Ashwin Subramanian becomes ACO World Champion!

Ashwin Subramanian is a 40-year old engineering manager in Intel Corporation. He participated in the World Amateur Chess Organization (ACO) …

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Monday, January 08, 2018

6 Best Games of the World Rapid Chess Championship 2017

The King Salman World Rapid Chess Championship concluded on 28 December, and the 48-year old former World Champion Viswanathan Anand …

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Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Interesting games from Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz (Part-2)

This is the second part of the article “Interesting games from Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz”. If you missed the …

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Saturday, September 02, 2017

5 best chess games of Bobby Fischer

Today we’re going to look at something spectacular – 5 best chess games played by Bobby Fischer! 🙂 But before …

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Interesting games from Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz

The highly-anticipated return of the chess legend Garry Kasparov is real. The king of kings was back in real action …

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Monday, July 24, 2017

6 best chess games of Magnus Carlsen

Have you ever wondered what could Magnus Carlsen’s best chess games be? Today, I’d like to share with you a …

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Learn how to analyze chess games like a PRO!

Recently we encouraged you to submit your chess games in a blog-post and informed that we’ll analyze the game(s) that …

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Top 5 psychological mistakes in chess

Illustrating chess psychology is quite hard. There is always ‘something’ more than just the game moves. Chess players feel nervous …

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Nerves of steel while playing chess (Part-2)

If you live in Malaysia, we may meet soon. 🙂 I plan to visit Malaysia and would gladly meet with …

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Friday, March 17, 2017

Nerves of steel while playing chess

How not to feel nervous while playing chess? People usually avoid discussing this topic, although it’s very important. Let’s be …

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Monday, March 13, 2017

How to analyze your chess game?

In a recent survey we conducted, one of the students asked the following question: “How to analyze my own chess …

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Thursday, February 02, 2017

What obstructs 95% of chess players?

There are literally millions of chess books and tutorials that are available to us these days and all chess learners …

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Thursday, February 02, 2017

What obstructs 95% of chess players? (part-2)

In the previous article we talked about the typical problems many chess players have. You may want to refer to …

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Friday, September 02, 2016

Highlights of GM Igor Smirnov’s “Ask Me Anything Event”

First, let me remind you of the “RCA Crossword Contest” – we’re conducting a crossword contest that will run till …

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Saturday, May 07, 2016

Three ways to improve in chess

Nowadays, there are lots of chess tutorials out there, including books, video lessons, courses, DVDs and the list goes on. …

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Thursday, January 07, 2016

Useful story of an RCA student – Part-2

A few days ago, I shared with you the story of my friend and student, Ram S. Krishnan. If you …

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Sunday, January 03, 2016

Useful story of an RCA Student

First, I’d like to remind you of the new course “Think, Plan and Win” which contains my seminars that were …

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Chess, Life and Happiness (Part-2)

This is the second part of the article, “Chess, Life and Happiness”. The author is Luca, an RCA student. If …

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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Chess, Life and Happiness

Today, I’m glad to present to you a very special article. This time, it’s not written by me or any …

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Tuesday, December 08, 2015

The Big Clash: Anand vs Carlsen

This is the second part of the article prepared by IM Saravanan, featuring the first game of the World Chess …

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Instructive games from Indian National Premier Chess Championship

One of the most grand and popular events in India, the Indian National Premier Chess Championship is currently being held …

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Friday, November 20, 2015

WC 2014 Sochi: Anand vs Carlsen – the Grunfeld Defence

 Today, we’ll have a look at the first game of the World Chess Championship Match 2014, Sochi between Vishy Anand and …

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Friday, October 30, 2015

World Cup 2015 final: Karjakin vs Svidler – highlights Part-2

If you missed the first part, you can check it out here.   Coming back to Karjakin – Svidler:   …

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Monday, October 26, 2015

World Chess Cup 2015 final: Karjakin vs Svidler – highlights

Today, I’d like to share with you an interesting article prepared by Srikanth G, a professional chess player and a …

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Saturday, September 19, 2015

What can you learn from the 2012 World Chess Championship match between Anand and Gelfand?

I recently watched a chess documentary called “Album 61”. It is about the Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012 match and …

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