The Road to Mastery

Become a Winner, a Champion!

" The secret of getting ahead is getting started." – Mark Twain 

The Remote Chess Academy provides high-quality lessons and structured plans of improvement from amateur to titled player. RCA's main goal is to help aspiring players to become a winner, a CHAMPION.

One of the key core of the academy is to equip and enhance practical chess skills through a constant, everyday improvement (Kaizen philosophy). All these undertakings shine through RCA tutorial courses and other educational medium.

Let's kick-start the new year and understand that in chess, "the thin line between success and failure is in WHAT and HOW you train".

1. This excellent course will teach you the main principles of a chess game and the most important rules about pieces and pawns. Everything you need for a good understanding of the whole chess game and its strategy. 

Quick Look -> GM Positional Understanding

2. Arguably one of the best, if not the best chess course produced by GM Smirnov and RCA team. After studying the lessons, your opening understanding will leave your opponents by leaps and bounds. You'll also be able to practice a powerful and complete opening repertoire against anyone. A must-have!

Quick Look -> GM's Openings Laboratory 2

3. Playing chess is fun, winning games is more fun. This unique 3-in-1 training system in tactics, calculation and visualization will surely sharpen your skills and help you win all your games. Clearly explains how strategy and tactics should go hand-in-hand and relate to some playing techniques that are less known to many.

  

Quick Look -> Calculate Till Mate

to be continued...

2016 NEW Release!

The seminar covers four major lectures with practical suggestion to understand chess clearly. In each lecture, GM Igor Smirnov answers all students’ questions and provides additional tips to implement in their games.

GM Smirnov's Chess Seminar

Video Preview -> Think, Plan and WIN

Learn the most essential rules for the quick success in chess:

1. "Time To Win"

2. "Right Thinking in Chess"

3. "Smirnov Gambit"

4. "The Art of Planning"

    (The course contains around 100 minutes of lectures by GM Smirnov and a PDF summary of each lecture.)