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