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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “plan”

Friday, January 08, 2021

How to defend a position successfully?

No chess player would like to be put in a situation where he has to find a strong defense against …

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Best Attacking Chess Game – Karjakin vs Esipenko

First, let me remind you of the Christmas Special Offer – till Thursday, 31 December, you can get all the …

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Friday, December 18, 2020

Kasparov Beat Karpov in WC Final with Double Fianchetto System

It’s been a couple of days since our course “Double Fianchetto System” by GM Sipke Ernst was launched. Let me …

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Magnus Carlsen’s Opposite-Colored Bishops Strategy in the Middlegame

This is an article written by the RCA guest coach FM Zaur Tekeyev. <<—————————————————————>> It’s well known that endgames with opposite-colored …

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Monday, October 12, 2020

Chess Classics – Learn from Capablanca Meeting Amateurs

This is an article written by the RCA guest coach FM Zaur Tekeyev. <<—————————————————————>> One of the best ways to get …

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Tuesday, September 08, 2020

How to Find Chess Tactics in Quiet Positions?

In the past few lessons, we discussed about a couple of very interesting topics – opening traps and attack. Although …

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Friday, June 19, 2020

How to Find Plans that Trouble Your Opponent

Here is an interesting question: once the opening stage is over, what do you do? How to find the best …

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Saturday, June 13, 2020

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 …

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Tuesday, June 09, 2020

RCA YouTube Live Stream + the Power of the Bishop Pair

I am happy to announce that the Remote Chess Academy (RCA) will conduct its first ever live streaming on the …

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Saturday, May 30, 2020

Release of Boleslavsky Pawn Structure

Today our new course “Boleslavsky Pawn Structure” is released. Studying pawn structures is more fruitful than memorizing opening moves. This …

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Learn Chess Strategies that Grandmasters Use

In the previous lesson, we learnt the importance of pawn structures in chess; especially how they shape the game right …

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

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 …

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Friday, April 17, 2020

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 …

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Chess Mobile App – Chess Puzzle Blitz

Today I am going to tell you about one of the most interesting chess mobile apps I came across recently …

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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 …

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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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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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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 14, 2019

Release of “The Secrets of Strong Players”

Today our new course “The Secrets of Strong Players” is released! As I said earlier, I am the author of …

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Teaser of the RCA Chess Course “The Secrets of Strong Players”

In our previous blog-post I’d informed you about RCA’s next chess course “The Secrets of Strong Players”, from which you …

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

10 ways to improve in chess

There are thousands of the chess tutorials including chess books, DVDs, courses, video lessons, etc. As I often say, it …

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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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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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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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Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Sicilian Dragon: Black’s Fantastic Win Against the Yugoslav Attack

The Yugoslav Attack in the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence, also known as the Rauzer System or the St …

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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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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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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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Wednesday, December 05, 2018

Planning in Various Stages of a Chess Game

First, I’d like to inform you about something really cool –from now on, you can comment on our blog-posts from …

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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 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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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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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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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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Friday, August 10, 2018

Queen Maneuvers in Chess

What is a Queen Maneuver? A Queen Maneuver is the idea where the queen makes a series of moves, traveling …

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Kasparov defeated 13-Year-old Carlsen in Rapid Chess Game!

First, I’d like to remind you of the special 30% discount we’re providing you with on all RCA courses in …

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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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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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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Another Fianchettoed Bishop

What is a Fianchettoed Bishop? A fianchettoed bishop is the one that is developed to the second rank of the …

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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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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

3 Ideas to Play Better in Open Center Positions

Sometimes, it’s quite confusing when both you and your opponent do not have any pawns in the central d- and …

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

How Piece Coordination and Pawn Structure give you the Initiative?

A few days ago, I shared with you an instructive video lesson from our guest coach IM Valeri Lilov about …

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Sunday, April 22, 2018

5 Principles to Effective Middlegame Planning

Today we’re going to discuss about an interesting topic. How does the opening structure affect your middlegame plans? What middlegame …

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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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Friday, March 09, 2018

Weak Squares in Chess

Today we have an interesting topic to discuss. It is called the weak squares in chess. And the immediate question …

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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 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 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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Wednesday, January 03, 2018

What Can You Learn from “Converting Your Advantage into a Full Point”?

First, I’d like to remind you of the special offer we’re providing you with on our new course “Converting Your …

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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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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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Saturday, November 04, 2017

3 Tips to Improve the Position of Your Pieces in the Middlegame

Do you remember any of your games where some of your pieces were ‘locked’, became too passive and you couldn’t …

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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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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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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

How to play with and against the London system?

The London System is a popular chess opening, especially in the club levels. In recent times, it has been played …

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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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Thursday, June 15, 2017

What to do after the opening stage?

First, I’d like to remind you of our new course “From opening to middlegame” by IM Asaf Givon. To celebrate …

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Thursday, June 08, 2017

Teaser video of our next course “From opening to middlegame”

First, I’m very glad to inform you that our next course “From opening to middlegame” by our guest coach IM …

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Friday, June 02, 2017

Theory of pawn breaks explained!

What is a pawn break in chess?  National Master Dan Heisman defines pawn break as: “A break move is a …

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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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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Top 5 ways to improve your chess skills

I know the question which has stuck in your head: “How can I improve myself?” This is a very logical …

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

5 tips taken from the best chess courses on the Internet

This article contains 5 important tips that will facilitate your chess learning and advancing. The material is prepared by a …

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Friday, December 02, 2016

RCA chess courses are effective: proven!

Today is the LAST chance for you to grab our special offer in honour of the World Chess Championship match …

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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

Special 40% discount in honour of the World Chess Championship

Let me remind you that we’re providing you with a really, really massive 40% discount on all the RCA comprehensive …

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Improve your middlegame and comprehensive knowledge in chess

The World Chess Championship 2016 between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin is really a spectacle, as we have witnessed some …

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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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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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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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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 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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Saturday, August 27, 2016

GM Igor Smirnov answers students’ questions

As you may already know, I conducted a live “Ask Me Anything (AMA) event” on the RCA Facebook page on …

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Friday, August 19, 2016

Review by a former world number 5 chess player

First, let me remind you of the amazing special offers we’ve provided you with to celebrate the launch of the …

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Launch of “Winning the Middlegame”

Today is the day – the much-awaited course “Winning the Middlegame” is released today! 🙂 This course was born after …

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Friday, August 12, 2016

What exactly should you do in the middlegame?

  Now, let me ask you a question: what EXACTLY should you do in the middlegame?   Well, in the …

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Wednesday, August 03, 2016

Winning the Middlegame – Teaser and Pre-Registration

A few days ago, I informed you that our upcoming course will be called “Winning the Middlegame” and is about …

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Saturday, July 30, 2016

30% discount on middlegame chess courses

Today, I’d like to remind you of the huge 30% discount we’re providing you with on RCA’s two middlegame chess …

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Improve your middlegame skills

Almost every chess player would have come across this question – “What to do in a middlegame?”. While the question …

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Saturday, July 16, 2016

Exploiting your opponent’s bad piece Part-2

A few days ago, our guest coach IM Boroljub Zlatanovic prepared a video lesson for you on the topic “Exploiting …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

REBAJA DE PRECIOS EN NUESTROS CURSOS 2016

  ¡ NO TE PIERDAS NINGUNA LECCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ! https://www.facebook.com/Academia-de-Ajedrez-a-Distancia/       Muchos de ustedes ya lo sabían, …

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Wednesday, February 03, 2016

¿CÓMO RENDIR AL MÁXIMO EN EL AJEDREZ?

  ¡ NO TE PIERDAS NINGUNA LECCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ! https://www.facebook.com/Academia-de-Ajedrez-a-Distancia/       ¿Te has preguntado por qué algunos …

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Creating ideas in chess

This is the final part of the series of articles “Interpretation of chess moves” prepared by Srikanth G., a friend …

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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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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Interpretation of chess moves

Some time ago, we published an article about stress during a chess game and lots more. It was prepared by …

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

OBJETIVIDAD (SEGUNDA PARTE)

  ¡ NO TE PIERDAS NINGUNA LECCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ! https://www.facebook.com/Academia-de-Ajedrez-a-Distancia/       Quiero dar algunos ejemplos de lo …

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

OBJETIVIDAD

  ¡ NO TE PIERDAS NINGUNA LECCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ! https://www.facebook.com/Academia-de-Ajedrez-a-Distancia/       En nuestro artículo de la auto-evaluación …

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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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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

¿EN QUÉ FORMA PUEDE AYUDARTE EL PRACTICAR AJEDREZ?

Hace poco me encontré con una noticia muy interesante, la cual estoy muy felíz de compartir contigo: Los colegios en …

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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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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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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Lecture details and how to register in Vellore paying by cash

First, let me remind you of my upcoming seminar in Vellore. As I’ve informed you already, it will be a …

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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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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, August 30, 2015

GM Igor Smirnov’s review of “Killer Endgames” and “Killer Grand Prix”

First, let me remind you of the special 40% discount that I’ve provided you with on the latest releases – …

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Piece coordination and maneuvering in chess Part-2

Recently, we published a video lesson “Piece coordination and maneuvering in chess” prepared by our guest coach GM Levan Aroshidze. …

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Monday, August 17, 2015

Piece coordination and maneuvering in chess

Today we have an interesting topic to discuss. It’s called “Piece coordination and maneuvering in chess”. As you may know, …

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

GM Igor Smirnov AMA event highlights

About a week ago, on 20 July (International Chess Day), I conducted an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) event on Reddit. …

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Friday, June 26, 2015

GM Smirnov’s new mini-course (FREE)

Today, we have a topic I’m bringing to your attention a bit suddenly, for I’d like to ask your adviceabout a …

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Friday, April 03, 2015

A to Z about Isolated Pawns – Introduction

Recently, I made the announcement that the next webinar “A to Z about Isolated Pawns” would be conducted for you …

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Friday, February 27, 2015

How to play with or against an isolated pawn?

Before getting into this topic, let us(Remote Chess Academy) ask you a simple question. Have you ever played with or …

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Sunday, February 01, 2015

Special Offer – final reminder

First, let me remind you that today is the LAST chance for you to get the new course “Unlocking the …

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Thursday, January 08, 2015

How to handle opposite side castling?

While playing a game, the most important measure to protect your king is castling. There are certain situations where we …

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Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Chess Engines and a New Course in Spanish

Nowadays, most chess players learn and practice chess by using COMPUTERS. There are many chess programs like ChessBase, Fritz, etc., …

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Thursday, January 09, 2014

Changes for the better

The beginning of a new year is considered to be suitable for two things: An analysis of your results in …

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Wednesday, March 06, 2013

5 Tips Taken From The Best Chess Course On The Internet

This article contains 5 important tips that will facilitate your chess learning and advancing. The material is prepared by a …

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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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Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Stages Of Improvement

In this lesson, I’ll discuss and outline the typical stages of improvement that a chess player goes through. But, why …

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Monday, October 17, 2011

How can they do it?

I’m sure you have watched a video or perhaps read a book, where a Grandmaster analyzes his game. Most likely, …

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Monday, July 04, 2011

Breaking Stereotypes – 3

In this video I give you a few simple, but quite powerful tips. Most amateur players don’t understand these ideas …

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Friday, July 01, 2011

Your Chess Goals – 2 (Creativity)

In the previous issue we’ve been talking about your past achievements and future goals in chess. I gave you 3 …

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Your Chess Goals

In the end of a year it is time to sum up and to set the new goals for the …

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