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 …
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 …
Survey for Next RCA Chess Course
We’re on a rollercoaster last month (October) as we released two courses, “How to Find Positional Chess Sacrifices” by IM …
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 …
RCA Next Course About the Trompowsky Attack
It would be really cool to catch our opponents off guard in the game of chess. How great it would …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Bobby Fischer’s 21-move Brilliancy Against Byrne
First, I’d like to remind you of the celebration we’re having – the RCA YouTube Channel has recently crossed over …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Mikhail Tal’s Greatest Game vs British Women’s Champion
First, I’d like to remind you of our new course “Mikhail Tal’s Magic Revealed” and the awesome offers we’re providing …
Release of “Mikhail Tal’s Magic Revealed”
Today our new course “Mikhail Tal’s Magic Revealed”, authored by myself, GM Igor Smirnov, and the RCA guest coach, Mato Jelic, is released. The only …
Happy New Year and More Details About the New Course
I wish you a very Happy New Year on behalf of the Remote Chess Academy (RCA) Team! May 2019 be …
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 …
Kasparov’s Masterpiece in the Sicilian Najdorf Against Dominguez Perez
First, I’d like to remind you of the Christmas special offers – you get a really huge 40% discount on …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
How to Attack a King in the Center?
There is a chess quote by Rob Sillars, which goes “Castle early and often”. Indeed, we know that castling our …
Why should you study the course “Mastering the Middlegame in Kasparov’s Style”?
First, let me remind of the special offers I’m providing you with on our new course “Mastering the Middlegame in …
Release of “Mastering the Middlegame in Kasparov’s Style”
Garry Kasparov is one of the best players in the world, or probably the best. He dominated in chess for …
Importance of Studying the Games of Garry Kasparov
In the previous article, we saw some amazing positional pawn sacrifices of Garry Kasparov, and how Kasparov’s learning from his …
Positional Pawn Sacrifices of Garry Kasparov
Today we are going to have a look at some of the greatest positional pawn sacrifices of Garry Kasparov. 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 …
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 …
Ideal and Demolishing Attack by Garry Kasparov against Fabiano Caruana!
Today, we are going to see one of the most impressive chess games ever played – it was the game …
The Game of a Genius: The 13-year-old Magnus Carlsen’s Aggressive Play!
Nowadays many chess players face problems when they are playing against stronger opponents – for instance, one who is higher …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Most common problems many chess players face in an endgame
The endgame is a very important stage of a chess game. It is equally valued as the opening and the …
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 …
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 …
Implement Fischer’s crystal-clear style in your chess games!
Today I’d like to remind you of the special and massive 30% discount we’re providing you with on our new …
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 …
Release of “Play like Fischer” course!
The wait is over – our new course “Play like Fischer” is released today! It’s an opportunity for you to …
Why should you study the course “Play like Fischer”?
Today our new course “Play like Fischer” is released. It’s a great opportunity for you to learn from the former …
Bobby Fischer – 7 facts and quotes
The eleventh World Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer, is considered to be the greatest chess player of all time. He showed …
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 …
The Kasparov Gambit: amazing win against Karpov in WC 1985
Today we’re going to look at one of the greatest chess games of all time, from the World Championship Match …
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 …
Magnus Carlsen: World Chess Champion for a reason!
Is there any chess player in the world who wouldn’t be curious to learn from the Norwegian chess prodigy, the …
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 …
Everything about our course “Magnus Carlsen: The Journey of a World Champion”
I’m very happy to inform you that our new course “Magnus Carlsen: The Journey of a World Champion” will be …
What you can learn from our course about Magnus Carlsen?
A few days ago, I shared with you the teaser video of our upcoming chess course “Magnus Carlsen: The Journey …
Tactics and tips from Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen is from Norway and he was born on 30 November 1990. The “chess prodigy” earned his grandmaster title …
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 …
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 …
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, …
GM Igor Smirnov’s Holiday spirits Part-2
Our new chess course “Defending Champion” has been released today. If you want to strengthen your defensive skills and stop …
What can you learn from our chess course "Defending Champion"?
In my previous article, I wrote that we’ll be launching a new chess course called “Defending Champion” soon. The authors …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Will Karjakin become Russia's Minister of Defense?
I really laughed out loud when I saw this very funny, yet, seems legit, tweet by a chess fan. There …
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. …
7 years of Remote Chess Academy!
Today, 7 November, is the 7th anniversary of the Remote Chess Academy (RCA). We take this moment to thank all …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Chess, Life and Happiness – Summary
About two months ago, we published an article prepared by an RCA student, Luca Valsecchi, and it was called “Chess, …
“Think, Plan and Win” – preview and more news
First, I’d like to share some important information with you. Today, we’ve released our new course, “Think, Plan and Win”, …
Chess for Females
Today, I’d like to share with you a lesson for FREE from my new course “Your Top Chess Questions, Answered”. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
What can you learn from the 2012 World Chess Championship match between Anand and Gelfand?
I recently watched a chess documentary called “Album 61”. It is about the Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012 match and …
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, …
Bobby Fischer’s pawn sacrifice
About a month ago, I wrote in an article that I had watched the trailer of the movie “Pawn Sacrifice”, …
Mechanical Reactions in Chess
Today, we have an interesting topic to talk about. Normally, the term ‘mechanical’ refers to something that is operated by …
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 …
Special discount reminder and Pawn Sacrifice movie
First, let me remind you about the special 30% discount that I’ve provided you with on our new premium video, …
