First, let me remind you of the special offers we are providing you with on our new course “Karpov’s Positional …
Release of “Karpov’s Positional Style Revealed”
Today our new course “Karpov’s Positional Style Revealed” by IM Asaf Givon is released. In many of the former world …
Flank Attack in the French Defense Tarrasch Variation!
The Tarrasch Variation in the French Defense (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2) is named after Siegbert Tarrasch. This move became …
Patterns of Positional Play
First, let me remind you of the special offers we’re providing you with on our new course “Master Chess Pattern …
Carlsen loses but then wins back with an illegal move
Today we are going to see a controversial chess game played between the world champion Magus Carlsen and Ernesto Inarkiev …
Grigory Serper vs Ioannis Nikolaidis – Immortal Chess Sacrifice
First, let me remind you that 3 days have gone by in the special offers period, 24 Dec. to 1 …
Merry Christmas from RCA + Win 1-hour Skype Session with GM Igor Smirnov!
RCA wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer this …
Release of “Gambits Against the French”
One of the solid and resilient chess openings for Black is the French Defense, which is characterized by the moves …
Shocking Chess Game: White’s First 17 Moves Are All Pawn Moves!
Before getting to this immortal pawns game, I’d like to share with you something very important. I hope you know …
Strategy and Tactics – The Dynamic Duo of Chess
First, I’d like to remind you of the Thanksgiving Day special offers we’re running. You can now study chess courses …
The Most Beautiful Checkmating Attack in Chess
First, let me remind you of the special 30% discount I’m providing you with on the new course “Attack and …
3 Main Principles of Attack in Chess
First, let me remind you of the new course that I have created for you “Attack and Win” and the …
GM Igor Smirnov’s Birthday and New Course “Attack and Win”
Today, 28 October, is a very special day for me because it is my birthday! 😊 It’s my 32nd birthday …
Magnus Carlsen Destroys Karjakin’s Coach – Brilliant Attack!
Today we are going to see one the greatest examples of attack from the World Champion Magnus Carlsen. He played …
Decline the Opponent’s Sacrifice – Make a Counter-Sacrifice
First, let me remind you of the huge 30% discount I’m providing you with our new course “How to Find …
Leela Zero vs Stockfish – Redefining Exchange Sacrifice!
Before getting into the interesting game between these chess computers, let me remind of you the $35 USD voucher I’m …
Brilliant Positional Queen Sacrifice – Defying Chess Engines!
First, let me remind you of the Giveaway we’re conducting on the RCA YouTube Channel, celebrating the milestone achievement of …
RCA Next Course About the Trompowsky Attack
It would be really cool to catch our opponents off guard in the game of chess. How great it would …
27 Checkmate Compositions and Puzzles!
Even though solving checkmating combinations, puzzles and/or compositions won’t help you improve your knowledge in chess, it helps in improving …
King Hunt: Hikaru Nakamura’s Brilliant Queen Sacrifice
King hunt is always a fascinating subject in chess – everybody enjoys it. It is no surprise that we are …
Teaser of the RCA Chess Course “The Secrets of Strong Players”
In our previous blog-post I’d informed you about RCA’s next chess course “The Secrets of Strong Players”, from which you …
What Makes a Strong Chess Player Strong?
I have often said that strong chess players win slowly, but surely. In other words, strong chess players, titled players, …
When to Start an Attack?
Today we are going to talk about a topic that most of the chess players love – ATTACK! Many chess …
5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Center Game
Today I will share with you the 5 best chess opening traps in the Center Game. The Center Game is …
RCA’s Next Course + That Deadly Rook on the Seventh Rank!
Rook Endings are one of the most common and most important endings in chess. And since it comes in the …
Magnus Carlsen going to reach ELO 2900?
The recent big news is that World Champion Magnus Carlsen has won the 2019 GRENKE Chess Classic, which was held …
Greatest Queen Sacrifice Ever by Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Sacrifices in chess are always nice to see, and feels really satisfying when we nail a perfect sacrifice to win …
Garry Kasparov’s Fantastic Exchange Sacrifice!
It always feels nice to go back in time and see some beautiful games from the past. Today we are …
Praggnanandhaa Masterpiece at Isle of Man
In this blog-post, we are going to see a beautiful game played by the young chess prodigy from India, Rameshbabu …
The Power of Playing Your Pieces in the Center
Chess players are often advised to play towards the center –to develop their pieces towards the center. And that’s just …
Bobby Fischer’s 21-move Brilliancy Against Byrne
First, I’d like to remind you of the celebration we’re having – the RCA YouTube Channel has recently crossed over …
How to Attack Your Opponent’s King?
About a month ago, we published an article on the topic “Why do you lose chess games?” – it was …
Sicilian Dragon: Black’s Fantastic Win Against the Yugoslav Attack
The Yugoslav Attack in the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence, also known as the Rauzer System or the St …
WC 2018 Carlsen vs Caruana: Decision Making in Critical Moments Part-2
This is the second part of the lesson about the World Chess Championship 2018 between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. …
Kasparov vs Topalov: Hoogovens Tournament 1999
Today we’re going to see one of the most beautiful chess games ever played – it’s the game between the …
4 Tips for a Successful Attack
Attack in chess is one of the best (and most important) ways to checkmate your opponent and to win the …
How to Complicate a Position and Win?
The FIDE World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi featured 128 players in a series of knockout matches. Levon Aronian won the …
Adolf Anderssen’s Best Attacking Chess Games
Adolf Anderssen (1818–1879) was a German chess master and he’s considered to have been the world’s leading chess player for …
A Unique Chess Pattern Which Will Help You Win Grandmasters!
I hope you are familiar with the oldest checkmate ever invented, the Arabian Mate. This fatal attack performs with the …
Are there any Key Elements to Victory in Chess?
A few days ago, we published a video lesson by CM Tryfon Gavriel about a game between Vassily Ivanchuk and …
5 Key Ideas that Can Help Defeat Garry Kasparov!
It’s time again to brush through some classics from the past – today we’re going to learn from one of …
How to Attack a King in the Center?
There is a chess quote by Rob Sillars, which goes “Castle early and often”. Indeed, we know that castling our …
Garry Kasparov’s Immortal Chess Game
Today we are going to see one of the greatest chess games ever played in the history – it’s the …
Weak Squares in Chess
Today we have an interesting topic to discuss. It is called the weak squares in chess. And the immediate question …
Ideal and Demolishing Attack by Garry Kasparov against Fabiano Caruana!
Today, we are going to see one of the most impressive chess games ever played – it was the game …
The Game of a Genius: The 13-year-old Magnus Carlsen’s Aggressive Play!
Nowadays many chess players face problems when they are playing against stronger opponents – for instance, one who is higher …
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 …
2 Best Games of Mikhail Tal – The Magician from Riga
Today we’re going to learn from the 8th World Chess Champion, Mikhail Tal, The Magician from Riga, who was widely …
3 different Aspects of Attack in Chess
Today we’re going to discuss about something, the 3 different aspects of attack in chess. Our guest coach FM Marko …
Hikaru Nakamura’s dramatic and adventurous win in Dutch defense against Jovana Vojinovic
Today our guest coach, CM Tryfon Gavriel, has a very instructive game to show you, which he considers one of …
Everything about our course “Magnus Carlsen: The Journey of a World Champion”
I’m very happy to inform you that our new course “Magnus Carlsen: The Journey of a World Champion” will be …
Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen – Norway Chess 2017
The fourth round of the 2017 Altibox Norway Chess tournament was nothing short of entertainment. Although there were three decisive …
Theory of pawn breaks explained!
What is a pawn break in chess? National Master Dan Heisman defines pawn break as: “A break move is a …
3 important principles of pawn storm
The pawn storm is generally regarded as a situation in which the pawns form a ‘chain’ are creating a ‘storm’ …
Grunfeld defense: Bobby Fischer’s masterpiece!
Today I’ve some great news for you – our next course is titled “Master the Grunfeld defense as Black” dedicated …
“Crushing the King” – an attacking chess course
In recent times, we discussed a lot about one of the most important and basic strategies in chess – attack. …
Basic conditions for a successful attack
In the previous article, we discussed about 5 biggest problems in attack and how to solve them. Today we’ll move …
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 …
5 most important attacking principles
“Attack is the best form of defense” is a well-known phrase, and it means that to attack or to strike …
What can you learn from our chess course "Defending Champion"?
In my previous article, I wrote that we’ll be launching a new chess course called “Defending Champion” soon. The authors …
Everything you need to know about Carlsen vs Karjakin
We’re exactly one week away from the biggest chess event of the year – the World Chess Championship Match between …
How to attack a central king? (Fischer’s great game)
Robert James “Bobby” Fischer, born March 9, 1943, was the strongest American Grandmaster ever. Many consider him the greatest chess …
Exploiting your opponent’s bad piece Part-2
A few days ago, our guest coach IM Boroljub Zlatanovic prepared a video lesson for you on the topic “Exploiting …
Power of centralised pieces in chess
There are several important advantages that come from centralising your pieces and aiming to have strong control over central squares. …
The power of the bishop pair in chess Part-2
In the previous article, we published the first part of the lesson “The power of the bishop pair in chess”. …
Initiative in Chess
Today we have an interesting subject called “Initiative”. I’d like to recall a famous quote, “Only the player with the …
How to make use of important chess squares?
Some time ago, our guest coach IM Boroljub Zlatanovic prepared a lesson for you on the topic “Weak Squares”. If …
Bobby Fischer’s greatest chess game – game of the century
Today, we’ll have a look at the greatest chess game played by Bobby Fischer – the game that is also …
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 …
Creating ideas in chess
This is the final part of the series of articles “Interpretation of chess moves” prepared by Srikanth G., a friend …
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 …
The three most important principles of chess: Round-10 Highlights
“Less is more” really is a very nice quote by Mies Van der Rohe. Sometimes, simple and logical decisions are …
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 …
How to evaluate a position in chess?
Today, I’d like to share with you a very interesting article on the topic “How to evaluate a position in …
A 75-year-old chess teacher who fought off knife-wielding attacker during class
Today, I’d like to share with you an amazing story which involved a chess teacher. I just found it very …
Review of “Killer Endgames Part-2” by the RCA Academy Manager
First, let me remind you of the special 30% discount I’m providing you with, in honour of my birthday (28 …
Corner Pawn Attack in Chess Part-2
In the previous lesson, GM Levan Aroshidze gave you an introduction to the “Corner Pawn Attack” (CPA), along with a …
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 …
GM Smirnov’s review about the new chess courses
A few days ago, we added a two guest author’s courses to our RCA Shop. They are “Play like Tal” …
