Showing posts with label World Chess Championship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Chess Championship. Show all posts

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 number one player in the world and the current World Champion Magnus Carlsen? ðŸ™‚ The day has come – our new course “Magnus Carlsen: The Journey of a World Champion” is released today!

Why this course?

magnus carlsen journey of world championIt is important to know about the history of chess and analyzing games of the best chess players. In order to make your game deeper, it is important to learn new techniques and ideas, especially from great players. As said, learning from great players really helps us a lot. And Magnus Carlsen is sure not a player to be missed out on this ‘Elite’ category; his achievements say it all!

Carlsen’s style of play

The goal of this course is to analyse Carlsen’s style and help you incorporate them in YOUR games. Throughout the videos, the author IM David Miedema will present moments with special exercises which are defining for the wonderful style of Magnus.
magnus carlsen style of playAdditionally, to record a few hours of video lessons, David made around 50-hours research to understand deeply Carlsen’s playing techniques. I enjoyed these lessons. Although we invite guest authors, I and our RCA team are always participating in preparing the lessons, and I keep an eye on guest author’s work to make sure the course is up to your expectations.

Special offers

To celebrate the release of the course and the wonderful journey of Magnus Carlsen, we’ll provide you with some amazing offers. ðŸ™‚
Offer-1:
You can get a huge 25% discount on the course. This will be a limited-period offer and will be valid from today till Thursday, 27 July. Simply use the coupon “mc25” and it will save you more than $12 USD! If you don’t know how to use a discount code, please see here.
Offer-2:
If you purchase the course “Magnus Carlsen: The Journey of a World Champion” within the offer period (24-27 July) you will get the premium video “Press your opponents like Carlsen” (worth $20 USD) completely FREE! ðŸ™‚
If you have already bought that premium video, then you can contact us after the purchase of the course and you will be able to get any other video from the “GM Smirnov Bundle”.
magnus carlsen chess course

Finally, I’d like to share with you a video our RCA Team has prepared about Magnus Carlsen’s wonderful journey. It’s a short video explaining about Carlsen’s crucial and major achievements in chess – you may also learn some facts about Carlsen that you didn’t know before. ðŸ™‚ You can watch the video below:



Important note: You can study the course on ANY device (even on the non-windows device). We’re providing you with the course in e-book format (PDF) and you can study the video lessons separately as well. You can watch the tutorial video in the FAQ here.
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Psychology of defense in chess

First, let me remind you that tomorrow is the LAST chance for you to get our new course “Defending Champion” with a really massive 35% discount, saving about a huge USD $42. You just have to use the code “defend35” when purchasing the course. If you don’t know how to use a discount code, please see here.
Defending Champion chess course

As I said earlier, defense is a very important chess skill. At least in about 50% of a chess game, we need to defend. Many players struggle to get out of hard positions, and crumble under pressure. If you study this course carefully, you will be able to defend correctly against all level of players.

Even someone like YOU, an RCA student, has admitted this truth in the comments section of our previous article:
RCA studentLet me emphasize the statement with a practical example – the third game between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin in the recent World Chess Championship match.

Carlsen – Karjakin
Carlsen vs Karjakin Game-3
Black to play

Carlsen is a pawn up, and he played 66.Ng4+, trying to win the Black’s e7-bishop. White has a clear advantage, but Black can generate counter-play with the h-pawn, and his King may run to the queenside. If Black King or Rook manages to capture the White’s b3-pawn, then the game will end in a draw.

Can you find a way for Black to save the game? Can you think like Karjakin – the ‘minister of defense’? :)

The game continued as follows: 66…Kf7 67.Re6 Rxh3 68.Ne5+ Kg7 69.Rxe7+ Kf6 70.Nc6 Kxf5
Carlsen vs Karjakin Game-3
White to play

Karjakin gave up his bishop and got an outside passed pawn for compensation. As said above, Black’s main goal is to capture the b3-pawn and draw the game with a great satisfaction. However, White still has chances to win the game. Yes, Carlsen missed a golden opportunity to win the game here. Can you find it? :)

Yes, the World Champion missed the winning move 71.Re1! We can clearly understand that sometimes, the PERFECT DEFENSE is what all we need to stay alive in the game, escape with a draw from tough positions.

Note: you can see the complete analysis of Game-3 here.

Karjakin’s defense would have definitely impacted Carlsen’s psychology and winning confidence, as the latter failed to find the winning move. Thus, we can see that even though our defense does not directly save us from the game, the process is ‘indirect’ – breaking our opponent’s confidence to win. :)

You can learn everything about the psychology of defense, active defense and counterattack, simplification in chess, how to consolidate and save lost position, and lots more from our course “Defending Champion”.
RCA student

Don’t forget to use the coupon “defend35” and save about USD $42 (35% discount!)
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Release of the “Defending Champion” chess course

The day has finally come – today we’ve released our new chess course “Defending Champion”! If you want to strengthen your defensive skills and stop losing games under pressure, then this course is for you.

As promised, we’re providing you with a massive 35% discount (save about USD $40) on this course. Simply use the coupon “defend35” when purchasing this course. If you don’t know how to use a discount code, please see here. This is a limited-period offer: it will be valid from today till Wednesday, 4 Jan. (inclusive).

Why defense?


Defense is a very important chess skill. In at least 50% of chess games, we need to defend. In some games, we play with the Black pieces and White makes the first move; for that reason, White has the opportunity to start the attack/initiative. On some other occasions, one will make a mistake and be forced to defend. Thus, defense is as important as attack.

Many players struggle to get out of hard positions and they crumble under pressure. If you study the course carefully, then you will be able to defend correctly against all level of players.

Is this course right for you?


This course is suitable for beginners and intermediate-level players, but it will be helpful for advanced players, too. Even if your ELO is 1900+, this course will help you improve your defensive skills and you’ll learn some new things.

Key topics covered in the course

Defending Champion chess course contents
  • How to defend in the opening?
  • Stop losing material
  • How to evaluate a position?
  • Simplification in chess
  • Economic defense
  • How to consolidate and save a lost position?
  • Active defense and counterattack
  • A fortress
  • Psychology of defense
  • Dealing with gambits
  • Three main methods
  • Eliminating errors

The course also contains powerful practical tasks: it is necessary to put the received knowledge into practice. There are nine practical tasks (over 100 games) in this course, which will help you to understand and remember the ideas presented in the course better. The training program has a detailed explanation of WHAT and HOW exactly you should perform the practical tasks.

P.S. We’re also celebrating this holiday season – if you would like to study other RCA courses, this is the perfect time: you can get a huge 30% discount on all our courses till 31st Dec. Simply use coupon “holidays30”. Find more detailshere.
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Everything you need to know about our chess course “Defending Champion”

First, I’m glad to announce that our upcoming chess course “Defending Champion” will be released on Wednesday, 28 December. :) If you’re not aware of our course, then you may check our previous articles: a preview video (lesson) on the course and what you can learn from the course.

To celebrate the launch of the course, we’ll provide you with some amazing special offers! You can get a really huge 35% discount on the course. This will be a limited-period offer and will be valid only from 28 Dec. till Wednesday, 4 Jan. (inclusive).

Do you feel 35% discount is not enough? Would you like to get a much higher discount? :) Well, yes, you can! The pre-registration for the course is already open. By pre-registering, you’ll get a massive 40% discount on the course, saving about a huge $48 USD!
Defending Champion chess course

You’ll also be notified a few hours before the course launch on 28 December, if you pre-register for the course now.

Note: the special 40% discount for pre-registrants on the course is a limited-period offer too. It will be valid from 28 Dec. till 4 Jan. (inclusive)

Finally, I’d like to share with you the teaser video on the course prepared by the RCA team. You can watch the teaser video below:


Let’s finish this article with a very interesting ches puzzle. :)
Reti chess study puzzle
White to play

It looks like White’s position is hopeless. But can you find a way for White to draw the game? Let me give you a little hint: one goal is getting in the square of the Black pawn, so it can be intercepted and the other is getting to the d6 square to support the promotion of his pawn.

Highlight the below area to see the solution:

1. Kg7! h4 2. Kf6 Kb6 Black has to spend a tempo on preventing the White king from reaching his pawn. If 2… h3 then 3. Ke7 h2 4. c7 Kb7 5. Kd7 and both pawns promote, with a drawn position.
3. Ke5! Kxc6 Black has to spend another tempo to capture the pawn, to prevent the White king from protecting it. If 3… h3 then 4. Kd6 h2 5. c7 h1=Q 6. c8=Q, draw. Now the White king has gained enough tempi to get in the square of the Black pawn and intercept it: 4. Kf4, draw since the White king can stop the pawn from promoting (e.g. 4… h3 5. Kg3 h2 6. Kxh2)

 
 
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