INTERNATIONAL CHESS WEEK

First, let me remind you of the next RCA webinar “Webinar in Defense”, which will be conducted by IM Valeri Lilov on Saturday, 18 July at 10 a.m. New York time (check timings here: LINK). If you want to know more details about the webinar and how to join it, please see here: LINK

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As a chess player and as a fan, many of you would be aware that “International Chess Day” falls on 20 July. And yes, in Remote Chess Academy, we’d like to celebrate this amazing chess festival with you! :)
celebrate So, how are we going to celebrate this great event?
We’re planning to conduct a one-week campaign from 13-20 July. This campaign is aimed at chess fans (as well as non-chess fans) all over the world and hopes to contribute to the development of the chess game. This one-week campaign will be more fun and educative.
We’ve created a separate celebration page for this purpose. You can find all details about this festival here: LINK
We’ll be conducting various events, providing you with some instructive articles and lessons, and last, but not least, we’ll be providing you with some exciting offers! :)
partySo let me explain them, one by one.

“I love chess” campaign

First, on Monday, 13 July, we’ll be conducting an event called the “I love chess” campaign. To participate in this event, you need to send your chess photo – a photo of you playing a chess game or holding your favorite chess piece or any photo of you that is related to chess.
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Note: a picture of ANY quality is accepted for this “I love chess” event!
Along with that photo, you can explain in a few words the reason why you love chess and play the game. Additionally, if you love RCA (I hope you do:)), you can mention that too along with the reason why.
The “I love chess” campaign will be conducted from 13-15 July (inclusive).

My second “Ask me anything” (AMA) event
I’ve some cool news for you. I’ll be conducting my second “Ask me anything” (AMA) event on “International Chess Day”, Monday, 20 July at 10 a.m. New York time (check timings here: LINK). :)
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This time, my AMA event will be conducted on Reddit (LINK). If you don’t know about Reddit, and to find more details about how to ask me questions during my AMA event, please see here: LINK
So stay tuned and we’ll be sharing the link of the page where my AMA event will be conducted! :)

Special offers
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And yes, the coolest part is that I’ll be providing you with some amazing offers to celebrate this memorable day.

Offer #1

On 19 and 20 July, you’ll get 10 x RCA Points on your purchase(s). If you don’t know about RCA Points, please see here: LINK
To keep it simple, let me provide an example. Generally, if you purchase an RCA product worth 200 USD, you will get 200 discount points and you can use those 200 points to get a 2 USD discount on any product.
But during the 19th and 20th July, you’ll get 10 x RCA Points – so it will be a massive 2000 points in the above example. :)
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If you don’t know how to use your existing RCA Points, please see here: LINK

Offer #2

If you take part in the above-mentioned “I love chess” campaign, you’ll get a huge 30% discount on IM Lilov’s webinar “Webinar in Defense” (LINK), which will be conducted on Saturday, 18 July.
We’ll contact via email those who participated in the “I love chess” campaign and provide them with the discount. :)
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Additionally, if you take part in the “I love chess” campaign, you can also get a question answered by me – during the campaign, you’ll be given a chance to submit your question. And I’ll be answering that question on my AMA event on Reddit on 20 July.

LINK SUMMARY
  • International Chess Day Celebration page: LINK
  • “Webinar in Defense” by IM Valeri Lilov: LINK
  • New York timings (for Lilov’s webinar and my AMA event): LINK
  • How to ask questions on my AMA event: LINK
  • What are RCA Points: LINK
  • How to use RCA Points: LINK
  • How to create your own RCA Account: LINK
  • RCA Knowledge Base: LINK
  • RCA Support/Contact: LINK
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WEBINAR IN DEFENSE BY IM VALERI LILOV

A first-time experience is always very special for us. In this vein, I conducted the first-ever RCA webinar on the topic “Art of Defense” (LINK).
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Although I explained a lot of ideas and discussed defense in that webinar, many students still ask me for lessons about defense. Therefore, I thought I should provide you with what you have asked for. :)
The next RCA webinar, “Webinar in Defense”, will be conducted by IM Valeri Lilov on Saturday, 18 July at 10 a.m. New York time(check timings here: LINK).
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Normally, when you have a good position, you need to put an end to your opponent’s attack, wake up, and counter-attack. But when your position is worse, you usually play defensive moves, as you’ll not have even a second to ‘breathe’.
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The important thing you need to remember is that defense is an essential part of chess, just like attack. You need to get rid of the myth that defensive moves are passive moves.
Defense is just an interesting opportunity for you, where you’ll even get the chance to improve your positional play.
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To discuss this topic in detail and to teach you the essentials of defense in chess, Lilov will be conducting the webinar for you on 18 July. To know more details about the webinar and to sign up, click the image below:
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<<Join the webinar now>>


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MECHANICAL REACTIONS IN CHESS

Today, we have an interesting topic to talk about. Normally, the term ‘mechanical’ refers to something that is operated by a machine. Hence, we can also describe it as something that is done automatically.
But how do we relate this term to chess? What do you think of it?
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While playing a chess game, there could be a situation where you need not think about what move you should play amongst many others; rather, you’ll just have to play the simple and logical move.
This happens when you think NOT to take any risk and complicate the position – instead, you just want to make things go simply and easily.
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This might seem to be a wise choice, but it won’t work every time. Because, naturally, you just need to have a sharp look at the move that seems so easy and obvious, which subsequently makes you play that move. Yet when it seems easy, there could be some troubles or traps set for you.
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Secondly, you need not be a coward all the time by not taking any risks and playing the simple move instead. Of course, there are some instances where you need to play the logical move, but that’s not what I’m talking about.
I’m talking about ‘mechanical moves’. :) So, what are they? Let’s take a look at an example:
Kasparov – Karpov
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White has just played Qg4, attacking the d7-rook. So, what are the different moves Black can play here?
Well, there are a few options:
  • Rd6
  • Rcd8
  • Rdd8
What move, which you think is obvious, would you play here?
To answer this question and to discuss ’mechanical moves’ further, we’ve invited our guest coach GM Levan Aroshidze to prepare a video lesson for you! :)
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Levan has prepared a very instructive video lesson for you – it is called “Mechanical Reactions in Chess”.
You can watch the video lesson below:


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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AND REMINDER OF WEBINAR

First, I’ve some very important information to announce today. A few months ago, we switched to our new site. As you might have noticed, now we’ve also improved our support system and switched to a new one. :)
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The most important thing you should be aware of is that our support e-mail address has changed to support@chess-teacher.com. Additionally, you can contact us through the Support Form here: LINK

LINK SUMMARY
  • New support system: LINK
  • Contact form: LINK
  • Knowledge base: LINK
TIP: it would be convenient if you bookmark any (or even all) of those pages. We’re always here to help you! :)
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Second, I’d like to remind you of the upcoming webinar “Chess calculation training” (LINK), which will be conducted by IM Attila Turzo on Sunday 5 July at 10 a.m. New York time (check timings here: LINK). You can find more details about the webinar and sign up here: LINK
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Additionally, I thought that I could help you ‘get ready’ for Sunday’s webinar by discussing “calculation” today. :)
So, without further ado, let’s get started!
Example
Avetisyan – Anton Guijarro
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Black to move
It’s Black’s turn now in the above position. Please spend some time thinking about the game situation and come up with how the Black player should have continued.
Yes, Black has got an amazing move – 28…Bxh3! Of course, this is a very obvious move.
But were you careful to look at White’s counterattacking move? Speaking about calculations, you MUST think of the consequences of your moves – you need to calculate the most important variations.
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Yes, White has a counter-blow 29.f4!? Did you calculate this move, honestly? If yes, then accept my congratulations! :) Now moving the knight is bad, as gxh3 will lose a piece.
[29.gxh3?? Nf3+–+ should of course be avoided!; 29.Rdc1 Bd7 Black has simply won a pawn.]
So Black plays 29…Bg4! [29...Ng6 30.gxh3 Nxf4 31.Qe3± gives White a good position.] 30.fxe5 [30.Rdc1 Ng6µ] 30…Bxd1 [30...dxe5 is also a good move.] 31.Qxd1
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[31.exd6 does not work because of 31…Qc3 32.Qb6 (32.Qxc3 Rxc3–+) 32…Rd7 33.Rxd1 Qxb3–+]
31…dxe5µ Black has two pawns and a rook for two minor pieces, but the most important thing is that the White king is weak and Black has a very active rook on c2. Black has a clear advantage and went on to win.
32.Nd2 f5 33.Bd3 Rc3 34.Nf3 Qc5+ 35.Kh1 Qe3 36.Nxe5 fxe4 37.Bf1
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37…Qg5 38.Qd4 Rc1 39.Rxc1 Qxc1 40.d6 Qxf1+ 41.Kh2 Qf5 42.Qd5+ Kh7 43.g4
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Black to move
Qf4+ 44.Kh3 Qe3+ 45.Kh2 Rf8 46.Ng6 Rf4 0–1
Well, that was lengthy bit of calculation indeed. But remember, there is no limit to YOUR huge mind! :) Now, I’m going to give you some practical exercises which you can try to solve yourself.
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Maybe to motivate yourself, you can set a target and calculate. For instance, for a puzzle, you can set a target of 10 moves. So you will calculate 10 moves (this is just an example) from the given position, and finally you may check your results by seeing the whole game.
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Yilmaz – Hudyakov
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Exercise-2
Grischuk – Aronian
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White to move
Exercise-3
Eduardo – Alexander
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White to move
Exercise-4
Topalov – Grischuk
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Black to move
After calculating all possible variations, you can check each and every game here: LINK
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