Here is an interesting question: once the opening stage is over, what do you do? How to find the best …
Planning in Chess by IM Valeri Lilov
A couple of days ago, RCA did its first live stream on the RCA YouTube Channel – it was done …
How to Attack in Chess?
First, I’d like to remind you of the special offers we’re providing you with on our new course “Boleslavsky Pawn …
How to Find Great Attacking Moves?
Most of us are having a hard time during this pandemic. At the Remote Chess Academy, we want to bring …
Anatoly Karpov’s Immortal Chess Game Against Veselin Topalov!
Today we are going to see the former world champion Anatoly Karpov’s immortal chess game – he played this game …
Chess Opening: Sicilian Defense O’Kelly Variation
Today we are going to learn about the chess opening variation called the O’Kelly Variation in the Sicilian Defense, which …
English Opening 1.c4 – Ideas for 3 Typical Responses of Black
First, let me remind you of the special offers we’re providing you with during this coronavirus crisis. You can get …
Calculations Behind a Strong Kingside Attack!
Recently, we published a video lesson prepared by the RCA guest coach IM Alexandru Banzea, from Romania. In this video, …
Kamsky Gambit – Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Before getting into the Kamsky Gambit in the Sicilian Najdorf variation, let me remind you of the special offer we’re …
Counter Attack – Defending the Right Way!
First, I would like to inform you about something important. You can now purchase RCA courses with your credit cards …
3 Chess Opening Traps + 1 Opening Trick
Today we are going to learn 3 chess opening traps and learn an opening trick from the RCA guest coach …
Magnus Carlsen vs Hou Yifan – Brilliant Exchange Sacrifice!
How great would it be to see a chess battle between the world’s best male player and the world’s best …
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 …
Happy New Year + Prophylactic Thinking
First, we’re sorry for the inconvenience caused because the RCA shop was not working. For that reason, we have extended …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Importance of Piece Coordination
In the previous lesson by our guest coach CM Tryfon Gavriel, we learnt about the power of playing our pieces …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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). …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Chess Calculation Exercise
How to calculate chess tactics? How to make sure your calculation is both quick and accurate? These are the tough …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
How to Calculate Variations Efficiently?
Today we have an important topic to discuss about – how to calculate variations efficiently? Many chess players often start …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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’ …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 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 …
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 …
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, …
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!
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 …
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, …
Remote Chess Academy student wins Millionaire Chess!
The third edition of Millionaire Chess took place from 6-10 October 2016 at Atlantic City.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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?” …
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 …
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”. …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Chess Strategy: Weak Squares
A few weeks ago, we published an article “Transforming advantages in chess” which was prepared by one of the RCA …
Initiative in Chess
Today we have an interesting subject called “Initiative”. I’d like to recall a famous quote, “Only the player with the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
OBJETIVIDAD (TERCERA PARTE)
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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 for Females
Today, I’d like to share with you a lesson for FREE from my new course “Your Top Chess Questions, Answered”. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
RCA Student’s Feedback
Recently, I received feedback from one of my students. The student has shared his amazing experience after he studied my …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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. …
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. …
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? 🙂 …
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: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Eastern Style
I just came back from my trip to UAE (United Arab Emirates) and would like to share 1 interesting observation …
What is Your Plan?
Can you imagine a sea captain who tries to reach a distant land without a map? Can you imagine a …
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 …
