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

Friday, March 05, 2021

Vishy Anand’s Craziest Chess Opening Preparation!

Today I’d like to share with you the craziest chess opening line I ever saw in my life! It was …

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Saturday, February 20, 2021

Magnus Carlsen Lost in Just 12 Moves! (Nimzo-Indian Defense Trick)

First let me remind you of the special offers we’re providing you with on our new course “How to Play …

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Tuesday, February 09, 2021

How do top Grandmasters play against the London System as Black?

The London System is a popular chess opening that arises after the following moves: 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4. Sometimes White develops the …

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Monday, January 18, 2021

Tal vs. Fischer: Gladiator battle in the King’s Indian Defense!

First I’d like to remind you of the special offers we’re providing you with on our new course “10 Keys …

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Friday, January 01, 2021

Prisoner’s Gambit by Magnus Carlsen | Chess opening trick vs Anand

On behalf of the Remote Chess Academy Team, I wish you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! 😊 Hope …

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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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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Release of “Double Fianchetto System” Chess Course

Today our new course “Double Fianchetto System” is released, in which the author GM Sipke Ernst will teach you the …

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Tuesday, December 08, 2020

6 Best Chess Opening Traps after 1.e4 (Kasparov and Anand were tricked!!)

Today I would like to share with you the 6 powerful chess opening traps after 1.e4. And most importantly, even …

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Monday, November 30, 2020

Celebrate Cyber Monday with RCA!

Do you usually get Monday morning sickness? Well, that’s not the case today – I’m going to help you beat …

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

How Do Chess Grandmasters Think? Myths vs Truths

It’s my 33rd birthday today, 28 October, and I want to make it special by celebrating it with you. I’m …

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Sunday, October 18, 2020

The Shortest Game of Garry Kasparov’s Chess Career

Today we have opened the registration to our course “Calculate Till Mate”. The registration will be open for a week …

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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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Friday, September 25, 2020

RCA Chess Course About the London System

In case you haven’t checked our previous blog-post, we’re celebrating the milestone achievement of the RCA YouTube channel crossing 10 …

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

Sicilian Pawn Structures by IM Mateusz Kolosowski – Live Stream

RCA conducted its second Live Stream on the RCA YouTube Channel on Friday, 10 July. It was done by our …

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Tuesday, June 02, 2020

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 …

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Sunday, May 10, 2020

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 …

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Wednesday, February 05, 2020

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 …

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

RCA Next Course About Pattern Recognition

A few days ago we published the video lesson on one of the most controversial chess games in the history …

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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, January 06, 2020

Your Opinion for RCA’s Next Course + Accelerated Benko Gambit

I hope you had a great 2019 and that you’re having a good start in 2020. We celebrate Christmas and …

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Wednesday, January 01, 2020

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 …

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Monday, December 02, 2019

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

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

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Saturday, November 30, 2019

Strategy and Tactics – The Dynamic Duo of Chess

First, I’d like to remind you of the Thanksgiving Day special offers we’re running. You can now study chess courses …

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Friday, November 15, 2019

Mind-blowing Chess Puzzle – The Luzhin Defense

Today, we are going to see a mind-blowing chess puzzle from The Luzhin Defense, which is a romantic drama film …

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Material Imbalance – Rook and Pawn vs Bishop and Knight

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

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Thursday, November 07, 2019

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 …

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Magnus Carlsen Destroys Karjakin’s Coach – Brilliant Attack!

Today we are going to see one the greatest examples of attack from the World Champion Magnus Carlsen. He played …

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Friday, September 06, 2019

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 …

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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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Sunday, August 04, 2019

When to Start an Attack?

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

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

5 Best Tips for Effective Chess Calculation

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

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Don’t Give Up too Early in Chess!!

Have you ever played a chess game where you resigned, and then when analysing with your opponent you find out …

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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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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Garry Kasparov’s Fantastic Exchange Sacrifice!

It always feels nice to go back in time and see some beautiful games from the past. Today we are …

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Sunday, April 14, 2019

RCA New Course + Magnus Carlsen Crushing Anish Giri

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

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Tuesday, April 02, 2019

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 …

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Crushing Magnus Carlsen in Vladimir Kramnik’s Style!

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

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Monday, March 11, 2019

Emanuel Lasker Amazing Piece Sacrifice

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

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Saturday, March 02, 2019

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

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

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Wednesday, February 06, 2019

Benefits of a Doubled Pawns Structure

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

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Saturday, January 05, 2019

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 …

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Thursday, January 03, 2019

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 …

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Tuesday, January 01, 2019

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 …

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Saturday, December 29, 2018

RCA’s New Course about Mikhail Tal!

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

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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

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 …

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

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

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

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

WC 2018 Carlsen vs Caruana: Decision Making in Critical Moments Part-2

This is the second part of the lesson about the World Chess Championship 2018 between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. …

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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

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

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Kasparov vs Topalov: Hoogovens Tournament 1999

Today we’re going to see one of the most beautiful chess games ever played – it’s the game between the …

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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Fabiano Caruana’s Fantastic Victory Against Magnus Carlsen!

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

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

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

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

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

5 Greatest Queen Sacrifices by Magnus Carlsen

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

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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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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Does Castling Really Make Your King Safe?

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

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

How to Complicate a Position and Win?

The FIDE World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi featured 128 players in a series of knockout matches. Levon Aronian won the …

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Tuesday, August 07, 2018

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

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

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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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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

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

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

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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

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

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Friday, July 06, 2018

Adolf Anderssen’s Best Attacking Chess Games

Adolf Anderssen (1818–1879) was a German chess master and he’s considered to have been the world’s leading chess player for …

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Test Your Skills on Positional Chess

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

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Saturday, June 23, 2018

A Unique Chess Pattern Which Will Help You Win Grandmasters!

I hope you are familiar with the oldest checkmate ever invented, the Arabian Mate. This fatal attack performs with the …

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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, May 31, 2018

The Best Chess Strategy (simple and powerful)

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

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Friday, May 25, 2018

5 Key Ideas that Can Help Defeat Garry Kasparov!

It’s time again to brush through some classics from the past – today we’re going to learn from one of …

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

How to Find Active Squares for Your Pieces?

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

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Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Mikhail Botvinnik’s winning method

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

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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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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Fabulous Fabiano Caruana’s Candidates Victory!

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

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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 …

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Wednesday, April 04, 2018

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 …

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Monday, April 02, 2018

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 …

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

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 …

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Monday, March 26, 2018

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 …

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Garry Kasparov’s Immortal Chess Game

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

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Dream Start for Vladimir Kramnik at the Candidates 2018!

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

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Monday, February 19, 2018

The Right Planning & Thought Process to Improve Your Pieces

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

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

5 Interesting Games from the Tata Steel Chess 2018

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

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Friday, February 09, 2018

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 …

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Monday, January 29, 2018

The Game of a Genius: The 13-year-old Magnus Carlsen’s Aggressive Play!

Nowadays many chess players face problems when they are playing against stronger opponents – for instance, one who is higher …

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Monday, January 22, 2018

The Trompowski Attack – Typical Ideas for White

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

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Monday, January 08, 2018

6 Best Games of the World Rapid Chess Championship 2017

The King Salman World Rapid Chess Championship concluded on 28 December, and the 48-year old former World Champion Viswanathan Anand …

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Sunday, December 17, 2017

2 Best Games of Mikhail Tal – The Magician from Riga

Today we’re going to learn from the 8th World Chess Champion, Mikhail Tal, The Magician from Riga, who was widely …

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Monday, November 13, 2017

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

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

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Friday, November 10, 2017

Interesting Games from the FIDE World Cup 2017, Tbilisi

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

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Friday, October 20, 2017

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 …

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Sunday, October 15, 2017

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

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

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

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

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

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Saturday, September 16, 2017

How to exploit imbalances in chess?

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

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Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Interesting games from Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz (Part-2)

This is the second part of the article “Interesting games from Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz”. If you missed the …

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Saturday, September 02, 2017

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 …

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Saturday, September 02, 2017

5 best chess games of Bobby Fischer

Today we’re going to look at something spectacular – 5 best chess games played by Bobby Fischer! 🙂 But before …

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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 …

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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 …

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Monday, August 28, 2017

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 …

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Friday, August 25, 2017

Bobby Fischer punishes Paul Keres’s opening novelty!

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

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Interesting games from Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz

The highly-anticipated return of the chess legend Garry Kasparov is real. The king of kings was back in real action …

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Best aggressive chess openings for Black against 1.d4

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

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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Best aggressive chess openings for Black against 1.e4

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

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Sunday, August 06, 2017

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 …

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

How to win endgames like Magnus Carlsen?

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

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Monday, July 24, 2017

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 …

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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, July 19, 2017

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 …

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Saturday, July 15, 2017

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 …

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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 …

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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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Saturday, May 27, 2017

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

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

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Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Psychology of defense in chess

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

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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

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 …

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Monday, December 19, 2016

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 …

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Friday, December 16, 2016

How to become a defending champion in chess?

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

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Friday, December 02, 2016

20 interesting and funny photos that summarize the World Chess Championship 2016

Before going to the photos, let me remind you that today is the LAST chance for you to grab our …

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Thursday, December 01, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin tiebreaks: Magnus is the World Champion!

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

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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

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

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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

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

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Monday, November 28, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-11: A fighting draw!

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

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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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Friday, November 25, 2016

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

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

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

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

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

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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

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

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

How the World reacted to Karjakin’s victory over Carlsen (Game-8)?

The 26-year-old challenger from Russia, Sergey Karjakin, draws everyone’s attention after defeating the World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth …

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

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

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

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Monday, November 21, 2016

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

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

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-6: Halfway done

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

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Friday, November 18, 2016

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

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

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

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 …

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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

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

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

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

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

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Monday, November 14, 2016

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

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

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-2: Ruy Lopez draw

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

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Carlsen-Karjakin Game-1: Surprising Trompowsky

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

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Monday, November 07, 2016

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 …

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Friday, November 04, 2016

Everything you need to know about Carlsen vs Karjakin

We’re exactly one week away from the biggest chess event of the year – the World Chess Championship Match between …

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

How to attack a central king? (Fischer’s great game)

Robert James “Bobby” Fischer, born March 9, 1943, was the strongest American Grandmaster ever. Many consider him the greatest chess …

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Decision making in critical positions – part 2

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

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Friday, September 02, 2016

Highlights of GM Igor Smirnov’s “Ask Me Anything Event”

First, let me remind you of the “RCA Crossword Contest” – we’re conducting a crossword contest that will run till …

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Interesting games from the Sinquefield Cup 2016

Today, we analyze the most interesting games from the recent Sinquefield Cup 2016. This tournament took place in St Louis, …

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

How to use an open file in chess?

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

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Friday, 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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Friday, March 25, 2016

Chess battles of the past between Candidate players

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

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Monday, February 08, 2016

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, …

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Friday, January 01, 2016

“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”, …

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Monday, December 28, 2015

Chess for Females

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

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Tuesday, December 08, 2015

The Big Clash: Anand vs Carlsen

This is the second part of the article prepared by IM Saravanan, featuring the first game of the World Chess …

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Friday, November 20, 2015

WC 2014 Sochi: Anand vs Carlsen – the Grunfeld Defence

 Today, we’ll have a look at the first game of the World Chess Championship Match 2014, Sochi between Vishy Anand and …

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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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Saturday, September 19, 2015

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 …

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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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Thursday, July 16, 2015

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”, …

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Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Mechanical Reactions in Chess

Today, we have an interesting topic to talk about. Normally, the term ‘mechanical’ refers to something that is operated by …

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Play like Mikhail Tal

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

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Saturday, June 06, 2015

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, …

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