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Monday, December 09, 2019

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 …

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Monday, December 02, 2019

Cyber Monday Special Offers + Short-term and Long-term Advantages

As you may know, we are providing all the RCA courses with a huge 30% discount to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. …

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Saturday, November 30, 2019

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 …

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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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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Material Imbalance – Rook and Pawn vs Bishop and Knight

First, let me remind you of the survey we are conducting to know your opinion about the RCA’s next chess …

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Saturday, November 02, 2019

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 …

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Monday, October 28, 2019

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 …

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Friday, October 25, 2019

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 …

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Friday, October 04, 2019

Top 7 Most Shocking Blunders And Giveaway Winners

First, I would like to inform you that the RCA YouTube Giveaway – a Giveaway contest which was conducted to …

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

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 …

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

The Trompowsky Attack – Vaganian Gambit

First, let me remind you of the massive discount we’re providing you with on our newly launched course “The Trompowsky …

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Monday, September 02, 2019

The Trompowsky Attack Played by Julian Hodgson

The Trompowsky Attack begins with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5, and it is a popular alternative for White after Black’s …

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Friday, August 23, 2019

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 …

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Friday, August 16, 2019

The Main Secret of Strong Chess Players

First, let me remind you of the special offers I’m providing you with on our new course “The Secrets of …

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Wednesday, August 07, 2019

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, …

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Sunday, August 04, 2019

When to Start an Attack?

Today we are going to talk about a topic that most of the chess players love – ATTACK! Many chess …

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

5 Best Tips for Effective Chess Calculation

First, I’d like to remind you of the special offers I’m providing you with in honour of the International Chess …

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Bishop Pair: When Are Bishops Better than Knights?

How powerful are two bishops? In what positions it is good to have a bishop pair? How to make use …

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Game of The Year 2017 by Ding Liren

Chess never fails to make someone completely baffled! Or is it the chess players who do that? 😊 The history …

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

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 …

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

Rook Endgames: Philidor and Luceana Positions

The Rook and Pawn vs Rook Endgame is one of the most important endgames that every chess player must know. …

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

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 …

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Friday, May 31, 2019

How to Restrict Your Opponent’s Pieces? (Powerful Trick)

Chess is a game that requires you to come up with strong ideas and plans to defeat your opponent. But …

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

4 Best Tips to Exchange Pieces the Right Way!

First, I’d like to remind you of the special gift I’ve provided you with. You can get our top-recommended courses …

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Sunday, May 12, 2019

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 …

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Saturday, May 04, 2019

5 Tips to Improve Your Positional Play

If you would like to improve your chess and have better results, then you need to master the positional play. …

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

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 …

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Saturday, April 27, 2019

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 …

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Sunday, April 14, 2019

RCA New Course + Magnus Carlsen Crushing Anish Giri

In the last few blog-posts, we have been discussing about a very important topic in chess – piece coordination. And …

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

Importance of Piece Coordination

In the previous lesson by our guest coach CM Tryfon Gavriel, we learnt about the power of playing our pieces …

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Monday, April 08, 2019

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 …

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Crushing Magnus Carlsen in Vladimir Kramnik’s Style!

First, I’d like to inform you about something important – a few days ago we published a lesson about how …

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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 …

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Monday, March 11, 2019

Emanuel Lasker Amazing Piece Sacrifice

Today we are going to see one of the greatest chess games ever played in the chess history – it’s …

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Saturday, March 02, 2019

14-year-old Magnus Carlsen Missed Advantage Against Garry Kasparov!

Today we’re going to see one of the most interesting chess games ever played –it’s the game between the 14-year-old …

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Saturday, February 23, 2019

Pieces Exchanges are more Crucial than You Think!

Let me remind you that the special offers I’m providing you with on our newly launched course “Exchange Pieces like …

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Monday, February 18, 2019

How to Exchange Chess Pieces Effectively?

A few days ago, we republished one of our video lessons from the past about the strategy of exchanging your …

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Thursday, February 14, 2019

Chess Strategy: The Exchange Technique

The strategy of exchanges (or the exchange technique) in chess is very often underestimated by the young/inexperienced players. Of course, …

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Sunday, February 10, 2019

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 …

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Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Benefits of a Doubled Pawns Structure

In chess, it is often said that the pawns should control the center of the board. However, there are certain …

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Friday, February 01, 2019

Middlegame Strategy: Breaking into the Opponent’s Camp!

First, I’d like to remind you of the survey we are conducting to let you choose your favorite chess topic(s) …

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

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 …

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Saturday, December 29, 2018

RCA’s New Course about Mikhail Tal!

First, I’d like to apologize for any inconvenience caused because our shop might have faced some issues due to over …

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Why Mikhail Tal is called the Magician from Riga – Brilliant Sacrifice!

Mikhail Tal, the eighth world chess champion and the “Magician from Riga”, was known as a brilliant attacker, a creative …

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

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. …

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

WC 2018 Carlsen vs Caruana: Critical Moments, Decision Making, Time Management

Magnus Carlsen won the World Chess Championship 2018 last month, successfully defending his title against the American Fabiano Caruana. All …

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

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 …

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

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 …

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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Fabiano Caruana’s Fantastic Victory Against Magnus Carlsen!

First, I’d like to remind you of the special and massive 40% discount we’re providing you with on our courses …

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Magnus Carlsen’s Exchange Sacrifice Against Fabiano Caruana in Biel Chess Festival

The world chess champions surely have contributed to the development of the chess game. Fischer, Tal, Botvinnik, Spassky, Kasparov, Karpov, …

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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Beating the Isolated Pawn: Playing Around the Isolani

In the previous article, our guest coach IM Larry Evans taught you how to play against the isolani (isolated queen pawn). …

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Tuesday, November 06, 2018

Beating the Isolated Pawn: Playing Against the Isolani

An isolated pawn is a pawn that has no friendly pawn on an adjacent file. Isolated pawns are usually considered …

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

5 Lessons I Have Learned from 25 Years in Chess

First, I’d like to remind you of the special offers I’m providing you with in honor of my birthday (on …

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

5 Greatest Queen Sacrifices by Magnus Carlsen

Today I’ve recorded a very interesting video lesson for you, in which I will show you the 5 greatest queen …

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Planning Ahead in Chess

Today I’d like to present to you an article from our guest coach IM Larry Evans. IM Evans founded Mountain Lake …

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Thursday, October 04, 2018

The Greatest Draw in the History of Chess!

“Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have …

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Sicilian Defense

The Sicilian Defense is the most frequently used defense from club players to Grandmasters. Today we’re going to see the …

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Chess Tactics in the Sicilian Defense

Today I’ve some great news for you – the RCA’s next chess course is in its final stages and it …

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Saturday, September 15, 2018

The Mighty Sicilian Dragon Bishop!

The Sicilian Defense is the most popular opening and one of the best responses to White’s first move 1.e4. The …

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Thursday, September 06, 2018

Chess Tactics: Fork, Pin and Discovered Check

What is meant by Chess Tactics? Chess Tactics means a sequence of mostly forced moves, where one side takes over …

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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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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The Greatest King Walk in Chess by Nigel Short!

A king walk in chess, also known as a king march, is when the king travels up around the board, …

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

4 Key Principles to Win Queen-Rook Endgames

The queen and rook endgames are among the most important and critical endgames. The main reason is that they are …

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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Does Castling Really Make Your King Safe?

I’m sure you’re aware that castling your king is a very important part of the opening strategy, since it moves …

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

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 …

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Tuesday, August 07, 2018

12-year-old Girl Sets a Deadly Chess Trap!

Judit Polgar is considered the strongest female chess player of all time. In 1991, Polgar achieved the title of Grandmaster …

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Thursday, August 02, 2018

How to Defend like Paolo Maldini

Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back and central defender for A.C. Milan …

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Mikhail Tal’s Fantastic Victory against the 16-Year-old Bobby Fischer!

First, I’d like to share with you something really cool – the RCA YouTube Channel has achieved a milestone of …

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Amazing Piece Sacrifice to Get a Powerful Central Pawn Storm

Before going to the lesson, I’d like to inform you about something. RCA is growing and we’re looking for a French …

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Adolf Anderssen’s Best Attacking Chess Games (Part – 2)

This is the second part of the article about Adolf Anderssen (1818–1879), a German chess master and the world’s leading …

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Friday, July 06, 2018

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 …

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Test Your Skills on Positional Chess

It’s always extremely important and instructive to follow positional principles in chess. Below I’ve presented a number of chess puzzles. …

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Saturday, June 23, 2018

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 …

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

The Best Chess Strategy (simple and powerful)

Let me start this article with a question. What is the best chess strategy? Reading this, several important chess rules …

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Friday, May 25, 2018

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 …

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

How to Find Active Squares for Your Pieces?

“Help your pieces so they can help you”, said Paul Morphy. Today, we’re going to learn how to find the …

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Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Mikhail Botvinnik’s winning method

Mikhail Botvinnik was the World Champion for about 13 long years. And there are definitely a lot of things that one can learn from him …

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Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Chess Calculation Exercise

How to calculate chess tactics? How to make sure your calculation is both quick and accurate? These are the tough …

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Fabulous Fabiano Caruana’s Candidates Victory!

After winning the FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament, Fabiano Caruana won another super tournament, the GRENKE Chess Classic, leaving behind the …

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Friday, March 23, 2018

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 …

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Dream Start for Vladimir Kramnik at the Candidates 2018!

The FIDE Candidate Tournament 2018 in Berlin had a spectacular start. We saw several decisive games in the first three …

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

3 Important Principles to Win Knight Endgames

Today we’re going to discuss about some of the most important rules and principles regarding the knight endgames. The knight …

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Friday, February 23, 2018

4 Ideas to Squeeze a Win in an Equal/Drawish Endgame

Winning an endgame that looks equal or drawish is not a walk on the cake. We have to push and …

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Monday, February 19, 2018

The Right Planning & Thought Process to Improve Your Pieces

Today we are going to discuss about two key topics that a chess player needs to get better at, so …

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

5 Interesting Games from the Tata Steel Chess 2018

Magnus Carlsen won his record sixth Tata Steel Chess title last month. He beat Anish Giri in the tiebreaks, as …

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Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Free lesson from the course “How to Beat Stronger Opponents”!

Today I’d like to share with you one of the video lessons from the course “How to Beat Stronger Opponents” …

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Monday, January 29, 2018

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 …

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Monday, January 22, 2018

The Trompowski Attack – Typical Ideas for White

The Trompowski Attack is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5, in which White tries …

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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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Friday, December 29, 2017

How Critical Converting Your Advantage into a Win is?

I would like to start off this article with some amazing news – today I will reveal the author of …

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

3 Tips to the Realization of the Material Advantage

Most of my students often say to me this: “I am able to reach a winning position OR get an …

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Sunday, December 17, 2017

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 …

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

How to Calculate Variations Efficiently?

Today we have an important topic to discuss about – how to calculate variations efficiently? Many chess players often start …

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Tuesday, December 05, 2017

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 …

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Friday, December 01, 2017

Is the Isolated Queen Pawn Good or Bad?

Isolated Pawn An isolated pawn is a pawn that has no pawns on its adjacent files. For instance, let’s say …

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Monday, November 13, 2017

What Do you Want to Learn from the Next RCA Course?

It’s the time again for us to ask YOUR opinion on what you want to learn from the next RCA …

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Friday, November 10, 2017

Interesting Games from the FIDE World Cup 2017, Tbilisi

The FIDE World Cup 2017 was held from 2-27 September, 2017, in Tbilisi. In the final, after the four classical …

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Saturday, October 28, 2017

How pawn majority helps you win endgames easily?

I’m sure you have come across the term “pawn majority” during your chess career. Do you know what it means? …

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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Carlsen’s missed opportunity against Karjakin in a crucial endgame!

Today we’re going to take a look back into one of the most epic games in the history of World …

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Wednesday, October 04, 2017

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 …

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

3 most important middlegame principles

After the opening stage, when you have developed your pieces, you need to find the right way to proceed in …

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

How to create a solid plan in challenging/passive positions?

Planning is one of the most important skills in chess. But how do we create a solid plan in a …

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Saturday, September 16, 2017

How to exploit imbalances in chess?

Today we’re going to talk about a very interesting topic: exploiting imbalances (weaknesses). Most often, we don’t know how to …

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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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Friday, August 25, 2017

Bobby Fischer punishes Paul Keres’s opening novelty!

The 1959 Candidates Tournament was hosted by three cities in Yugoslavia: Bled, Zagreb and Belgrade. The winner of this event …

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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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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Best aggressive chess openings for Black against 1.d4

This is the second part of our lesson on the best aggressive chess openings for Black. In the previous article, …

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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Best aggressive chess openings for Black against 1.e4

I know how difficult it is for most of you, as a club level player, to pick up the right …

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

How to win endgames like Magnus Carlsen?

Have you ever found yourself in an endgame where it was so boring that you could not find any good …

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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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Sunday, June 25, 2017

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 …

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Saturday, May 27, 2017

16-year old Bobby Fischer’s amazing game against Tigran Petrosian

Today we’re going to have a look at what can be called as an absolutely classic encounter between two of …

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Saturday, May 06, 2017

Everything you need to know about the Sicilian defense (Dragon variation)

The Sicilian defense is the most popular opening and one of the best responses to White’s first move 1.e4. It …

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Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Which is the best side to castle your king?

  Castling is a very important move which every chess player should do. It is an important goal in the …

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Sunday, April 30, 2017

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’ …

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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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Monday, March 27, 2017

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 …

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Friday, March 24, 2017

Why Peter Svidler is the god of Grunfeld defense?

The Grunfeld defense, followed by the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 is one of the most …

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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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Friday, March 10, 2017

Calculation and Evaluation in chess

Often during a chess game, you have so many different choices of moves in a position (especially, in a middlegame …

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Thursday, March 02, 2017

What can you learn from our course “Crushing the King”?

Today is the LAST chance for you to get our new course “Crushing the King” with the special 20% discount. …

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

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 …

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Friday, February 10, 2017

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 …

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Monday, February 06, 2017

Remote Chess Academy: new and improved

As we mentioned in the Remote Chess Academy (RCA) Facebook page and as you may have noticed, the RCA site …

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Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Psychology of defense in chess

As I said earlier, defense is a very important chess skill. At least in about 50% of a chess game, …

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Friday, December 30, 2016

4 typical chess mistakes in defense you should never make!

In this lesson about defense, you will recognize and understand those mistakes. It will help you avoid those mistakes in your future games and it will drive you in cloud nine!

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Friday, December 16, 2016

How to become a defending champion in chess?

Remote Chess Academy (RCA) is very happy to announce that its new course is almost ready – it’s called “Defending …

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Friday, December 09, 2016

How to use your rook effectively?

First, let me remind you of our survey – help us create an opening chess course tailored to your needs, …

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Monday, December 05, 2016

Remote Chess Academy student wins Millionaire Chess!

The third edition of Millionaire Chess took place from 6-10 October 2016 at Atlantic City.

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Friday, December 02, 2016

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 …

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Thursday, December 01, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin tiebreaks: Magnus is the World Champion!

Before going to the tie-break games, let me remind you of the massive 40% discount we’re providing you with on …

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Magnus Carlsen’s immortal chess game (and his birthday)!

First, let me remind you of the special offer we’re providing you with, in honour of the World Championship match …

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-12: Fastest game of the Match

After eleven hard-fought games, the twelfth and final game of the World Chess Championship was a brief, dull draw. Only …

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Monday, November 28, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-11: A fighting draw!

The eleventh game was a fighting one, but ended up in a draw after 34 moves. Sergey started with the …

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-10: Magnus Carlsen makes a comeback!

The tenth game of the World Chess Championship in New York was crucial. Magnus Carlsen scored his first win, after …

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-9: Magnus escapes with a draw!

Just before the start of the ninth game, a chess fan, Bobby Fiske, made a fantastic photo-edit saying…. The World …

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Instructive video analysis of Karjakin’s victory over Carlsen in Game-8

Our guest coach FM Marko Makaj has prepared a very instructive video analysis of Game-8 for you. In this video, Marko explains …

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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 …

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-8: Karjakin wins, seizes lead

World Champion Magnus Carlsen is down! Sergey Karjakin takes the lead after eight rounds, with 3.5 – 4.5 in his …

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-7: New opening, another draw

It was Carlsen’s time to put his head into the lion’s mouth and everybody expected the beast to snap. But …

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-6: Halfway done

After one and half hours, game six ended in a draw. So a match of 24 games would be much …

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-5: Carlsen "screwed up"

The fifth game of the World Chess Championship ended in a draw, but this time things were little different. It …

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-4: Karjakin survives, again!

The ‘miracle’ continues at the World Championship! Karjakin managed to survive another extremely difficult position by defending, again, for 6.5 …

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-3: Over 6-hour long battle!

What a game, what a marathon! 🙂 Magnus tries to give his best on the subject which he knows the …

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Monday, November 14, 2016

What can you learn from Carlsen-Karjakin Game-1?

There’s no doubt that the World Chess Championship started in a great manner on Friday, 11 November. In the first …

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-2: Ruy Lopez draw

We don’t know for sure if Woody Harrelson is the best chess player among Hollywood actors, but he was the …

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-1: Surprising Trompowsky

One journalist asked Magnus Carlsen in the first official press conference who is the best chess player in the world. …

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Friday, November 04, 2016

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 …

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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 …

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Saturday, October 22, 2016

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 …

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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 …

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Friday, September 23, 2016

Best game from the Baku Chess Olympiad

After a dramatic last round, the United States of America won their first Olympic gold medal since 1976. The Ukrainian …

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Decision making in critical positions – part 2

By IM Sagar Shah and myself (GM Igor Smirnov)   In the first part of this article, we discussed what …

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Decision making in critical positions

First, let me remind you of our new vacancy for the post of “YouTuber”. If you like to record videos …

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Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Breaking chess rules – defying chess strategy

Being a good chess player is not only about following every single chess rule and guideline: it is about understanding …

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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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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

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, …

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Saturday, August 06, 2016

Magnus Carlsen wins a very important game against Anish Giri

My good friend and experienced chess coach Aggelos Kesaris (from Greece) has prepared a nice article for you. This is …

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Best chess openings and how to pick one for you [Infographic]

Picking the good chess opening is important if you want to be successful in your chess career. Due to the …

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Saturday, July 09, 2016

How to exploit your opponent’s bad piece?

“Help your pieces so they can help you”, said Paul Morphy, one of the greatest chess masters. Indeed, that’s true …

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Monday, July 04, 2016

Deadly attacks in chess: opposite castling

Opposite-side castling games are usually very exciting. Because both kings are on opposite wings, each player takes this opportunity to …

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Friday, June 24, 2016

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. …

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Monday, June 20, 2016

What are the consequences of neglecting the centre in chess?

The centre is the most important part of the chessboard, as pieces from the centre can easily move to either …

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Wednesday, June 08, 2016

The advantage of space in chess

The advantage of space in chess enlarges your influence over the board and provides options that can be exploited tactically …

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Monday, May 23, 2016

How to use an open file in chess Part-2

A few days ago, we published the first part of the lesson “How to use an open file in chess?” …

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

How to use an open file in chess?

Basically, an open file is one with no pawns of either colour on it. And a file with pawns of …

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Friday, May 13, 2016

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”. …

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

The power of the bishop pair in chess

The bishop, by itself, is a powerful piece. However, its value is more than doubled when another bishop is added …

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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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Friday, April 29, 2016

Weak Squares in Chess Part-2

In recent times, we have published several lessons for you on the topic of “Weak Squares”. In case you missed …

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Saturday, April 23, 2016

Chess Strategy: Weak Squares

A few weeks ago, we published an article “Transforming advantages in chess” which was prepared by one of the RCA …

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Initiative in Chess

Today we have an interesting subject called “Initiative”. I’d like to recall a famous quote, “Only the player with the …

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Friday, April 08, 2016

Who will it be – Carlsen or Karjakin?

The hottest news in these past few weeks is undoubtedly Sergey Karjakin winning the Candidates Tournament 2016, earning the right …

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Tuesday, April 05, 2016

Finding the right plan: knight v bishop

There might be some points during a chess game when you are stuck in a position and cannot think of …

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Transforming advantages in chess

Today, we have an interesting topic to discuss. It is entitled “Transforming Advantages” or converting advantages into a victory. This lesson …

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Friday, March 25, 2016

Chess battles of the past between Candidate players

As competition is fierce in the 2016 Candidates Chess Tournament, today we’ll have a look at some interesting games played …

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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Tactical shots at the Candidates Chess Tournament 2016 and important news

First, I have some good news. For chess fans from Hong Kong, I’m going to visit it soon. If you …

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Saturday, March 12, 2016

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 …

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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

What happens when coordinated pieces occupy weak squares?

Recently, our guest coach IM Boroljub Zlatanovic published a video lesson for you on “Weak Squares”. In that lesson, Boroljub …

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

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 …

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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 …

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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

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 …

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

OBJETIVIDAD (TERCERA PARTE)

  ¡ NO TE PIERDAS NINGUNA LECCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ! https://www.facebook.com/Academia-de-Ajedrez-a-Distancia/       Teníamos pendiente una pequeña tarea. ¿La …

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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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Monday, December 28, 2015

Chess for Females

Today, I’d like to share with you a lesson for FREE from my new course “Your Top Chess Questions, Answered”. …

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

RCA Student Karthik stuns GM Roman Edouard

2015 has been a great year for most of the RCA students. There is no doubt about that! Many students …

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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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Sunday, December 06, 2015

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 …

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Monday, November 30, 2015

Indian National Premier Chess Championship 2015, Round-9 Highlights

In this article, you can watch the highlights of the ninth round of Indian National Premier Chess Championship, annotated by …

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Saturday, November 28, 2015

Indian National Premier Chess Championship 2015, Round-8 Highlights

As the competition gets tough, IM Valeri Lilov continues to provide you with the highlights of the key games from …

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Indian National Premier Chess Championship 2015 Round 7 Highlights

In the previous article, IM Valeri Lilov prepared a video lesson for you, annotating the games of the sixth round …

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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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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Evaluation of a position – Part-2

This is the second part of the lesson “How to evaluate a position in chess?” by GM Petr Velicka. To …

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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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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

More news and photos from my past seminars

As I promised, today, I am going to share with you, more information and photos from my past seminars in …

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Monday, October 26, 2015

GM Igor Smirnov’s seminar in Thrissur

Firstly, I’d like to invite you to my upcoming live seminar in India. It will take place in Thrissur on …

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Monday, October 26, 2015

GM Igor Smirnov's seminar in Thrissur

Firstly, I’d like to invite you to my upcoming live seminar in India. It will take place in Thrissur on …

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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, October 24, 2015

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 …

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

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 …

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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 …

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Friday, October 02, 2015

How I defeated Fabiano Caruana in a blitz game!

<<Get the book now>> Talking about my new book A Promoted Pawn: My Chess Journey, this all started from a …

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

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 …

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Monday, September 21, 2015

Pre-registration for my book and the Art of Planning in Chess

To start with, I’ve great news – my upcoming book, A Promoted Pawn: My Chess Journey, will be released within …

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Sunday, September 06, 2015

How the course “GM’s Opening Lab” helped win a game against a FM

In my previous article, I informed you of my live seminar in India (for both students and coaches), which will …

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

How GM Igor Smirnov helped win a game against a Grandmaster

First, let me remind you of our new chess opening course, the “Bogo-Indian Defense” (LINK) and the special offers. You …

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Friday, July 31, 2015

RCA Student’s Feedback

Recently, I received feedback from one of my students. The student has shared his amazing experience after he studied my …

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Saturday, July 18, 2015

GM Igor Smirnov’s new book

Today, I’d like to share with you some great news. Some time ago, one of our students placed the following …

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Play like Mikhail Tal

As of now, I can inform you that we’ll be adding the premium video “Play like Tal” by GM Simon …

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Tuesday, June 09, 2015

RCA Student's Success

I’m very excited today, as I’m going to share with you the “hot news” from Remote Chess Academy. Before that, …

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Game Festival – top 3 games of RCA students

Recently, I made the announcement that I’ll be conducting my webinar “Play like Nakamura” on Saturday, 30 May at 3 …

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

RCA Game Festival winners and my next webinar

It’s been a great month here at the Remote Chess Academy – yes, I’m talking about the RCA Game Festival. …

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

How to purchase RCA products and important news

First, the latest date for submitting your votes for the RCA Game Festival winners’ games will be Wednesday, 20 May. …

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Tuesday, May 05, 2015

RCA Game Festival Stage-2

As I informed you before, stage-1 of our Game Festival (LINK) went by in a great manner. Guess what? 🙂 …

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Chess – a look at sharp tactics

Firstly, I’ve an important announcement about the game festival. (If you don’t know about our game festival, please see here: …

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

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 …

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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 …

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Friday, October 31, 2014

How to use tactics in YOUR games – Part 2

In the previous blog-post, I shared with you the video lesson “How to use tactics in YOUR games?” (if you …

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Monday, August 11, 2014

Najdorf with 6.Bc4

This article was written by a young IM (18 y.o.) from Cannes (France) named Gary GIROYAN. He was French youth …

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Eastern Style

I just came back from my trip to UAE (United Arab Emirates) and would like to share 1 interesting observation …

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Wednesday, January 09, 2013

What is Your Plan?

Can you imagine a sea captain who tries to reach a distant land without a map? Can you imagine a …

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

How can they do it-2

Have you found the answer? You should have thought by yourself AND analyzed the position with your computer engine after …

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