Students
Remote Chess Academy is proud to support chess all over the world! We have students (who passed our training courses) from 125 countries! It’s an honor for us to unite enthusiastic chess fans from all around the globe. The countries of our students are marked by grey color on the map below. Under the map you can find a feedback from some of the students.
“I myself used some of the materials presented by Igor on Youtube and I was a very satisfied costumer.”
GM Jaan Ehlvest (USA)

“I WON A 9 GAME GM NORM!”
Jose Gascon, IM (Venezuela):

“IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, HE WAS GAINING 200 ICC POINTS IN RATING PER MONTH…”
Mujun Yu (China),
owner of the chess course “The GM’s secrets”:

“RECENTLY, I WON A QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT FOR A GM ROUND ROBIN (FIRST IN MY LIFE)…”
Keith MacKinnon (Canada), owner of the chess course
“The Grandmaster’s secrets”:

“AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF TRAINING STARTED BEATING IMS AND GMS (IN OFFICIAL TOURNAMENTS)!”
Karthik V AP (Tirupathi):

“I IMPLEMENTED THIS NEW SECRET METHOD INTO MY THINKING SYSTEM AND IMMEDIATELY MADE 2 IM NORMS QUITE EASILY!”

“GM IGOR SMIRNOV IS NOT SCARED TO BE HONEST TELLING YOU WHAT THE PROFESSIONAL CHESS PLAYER ACTUALLY DOES TODAY.”
Christopher Wright (New Zealand)
owner of the chess course “The Grandmaster’s secrets”:

“I FINISH IN 1ST PLACE IN MY LAST TOURNAMENT!”
Kesaris Aggelos (Greece):

“YOU CAN HAVE THIS UNIQUE AND PRACTICAL USEFUL COURE MATERIAL FOR A PRICE OF LESS THAN TWO BOOKS. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?”
Werner Poets (Belgium), owner of the chess course “The GM’s Openings Lab:

“8 months ago i just started playing. Now I am 1800, and moving up fast.”
Vladimir Dragovic (Serbia):

“My son and I have gained significant progress in our playing level.”
Suartana Kadek (Indonesia):

“The Results Were Too Good For Me!”
Durgesh K (Bangalore city, India):

“Hear This: They Work!”
Philip Porter (USA):

“About Two Months Ago I Decided To Give IT Another Try…”
Zoltán Páll (Romania):

“IT Contains A Lot Of Unique Ideas, Which Are Not Presented In Chess Books.”
Sahapol Nakvanich (TAI):

“After Applying Your Methods Of Principled Play, My Chess Skill Has Improved Dramatically.”
Robert Kent (USA),
owner of the chess course “The GM’s secrets”:

“I HAVE LEARNT SO MUCH ALREADY FROM THE FIRST FEW MODULES…”
Leonard C. (UAE):

“…These Two Courses Simply Invaluable As a Help To Save a Lot Of Time And Efforts.”
Grygoriev Alexey (UKR),
owner of the chess course
“The GM’s Openings Lab.”:

“IT Provides The Students Of Any Age
A Clear Path For Becoming A GM
Or At Least An Im In 3-5 Years.”
Jai Prakash Singh (India):

“…YOU WILL GET A SOUND AND HONEST REPERTOIRE THAT CAN BE PLAYED UP TO MASTER LEVEL AND BEYOND.”
Andreas Muegge (GER),
owner of the chess course
“The GM’s Openings Lab.”:

“I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HAVE ENJOYED AND BENEFITED FROM THE MATERIAL.”
Kenneth Hills (USA):

“The Point Is That I Quickly Felt The Results.”
Goujon Antoine (France):

“IT DEALS WITH SUCH SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE ADVICE, THAT IT MUST SKYROCKET YOUR ENDGAMES SKILLS.”
Loic Grande (France):

“THE MORE I STUDY YOUR COURSE,
AND THE MORE I REALIZE THAT YOUR WORK
IS VERY VERY GOOD AND UNIQUE.”
Giulio Cremonese (Italy):

“My Thanks To The Brilliant Author And Great Teacher! I am Delighted With Your’s Lessons.”
Pawel Panas, Poland::

“The Impact On The Quality Of My Play And Tournament Results Has Been Immediate.”
Kenneth Hills (USA):

“He Is Showing A Live Demonstration
Of How An International Grand Master
Prepares An Opening…”
Richard Dumoulin (France), owner of the chess course “The Grandmaster’s Openings Laboratory”.
“A Revolutionary Change In My Middle Game”
Bidyut Bikash Handique (India):

“I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HAVE ENJOYED AND BENEFITED FROM THE MATERIAL.”
Pedro Milet (Brazil),
owner of the chess course
“The GM’s Openings Lab.”

“THE ONLY THING I REGRET IS I LOST SO MUCH TIME LOOKING FOR SUCH A COURSE!”
Gyulia Mamedova (Azerbaijan),
owner of the chess course
“The GM’s Openings Laboratory”.

“…CHESS COURSE: “THE GRANDMASTER’S SECRETS” OFFERS A CRYSTAL CLEAR APPROACH
TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL.”
Konstantin Fedoseev (USA), owner of the chess course
“The Grandmaster’s secrets”:
“Igor Smirnov’s chess course: “The Grandmaster’s Secrets” offers a crystal clear approach to self-improvement on a practical level.
He explains, in easy to understand language, the necessary way of thinking that one must use throughout the Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame to achieve high-level results. Igor also explains many typical mistakes that beginners make when trying to study by themselves without a trainer.
I highly recommend this course to anyone above 1200 ELO and truly believe that it can take you to the FM level and beyond.”

“This Course Contains The Most Important
Riles And Ideas For Every Chess Player.”
TARRAF Tarraf (Lebanon),
owner of the chess course
“The Grandmaster’s secrets”:

“Hello,I am TARRAF Tarraf from Lebanon, 36 years old.
I started to play chess at 23. After reading many books and watching many chess videos, I didn’t achieve too much progress.
After watching the chess course “The Grandmaster’s Secrets” by GM Igor Smirnov I start to know better what is chess and how to think and how to play.This course contains the most important rules and ideas for every chess player. My performance get better so quickly.
GM Smirnov will guide you in this course and teach you how to begin and how to progress, with his own system from the beginning to the end.
After all, it’s a very recommendable chess course and I consider it very essential and a base for every chess player.”