Live Sessions; Fighting for the Initiative!
Today FM Charles Galofre brings us an exciting Live Sessions match in which he quickly found himself down a pawn, with "little-to-no...
Grand Prix Attack: Winning Doubled Pawn Positions!
FIDE Master Charles Galofre brings us an in-depth look at playing the Grand Prix Attack against the Sicilian. In particular,...
Chess960! v.4 (Fischer Random Chess)
Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre brings us the 4th installment to his popular Chess960 blitz matches! Though the short...
Chess960! v.3 (Fischer Random Chess)
Captivating. Hysterical. Inspiring. Those are perhaps the best words to describe these Fischer Random (Chess960) videos...
USCL - Game of the Week; v FM Milat
Wow! FIDE Master Charles Galofre follows up IM Rensch's Game of the Week prize (and video) with his own brilliant performance...
"Live Sessions; It's Not What You Do..."
Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre plays a "Live Sessions" game for our viewing pleasure! In this match, Charles is paired...
A Motivating Story, and Spassky Petrosian 1966
Listen in on FM Charles Galofre's personal story of growth, as well as the recap of a chess classic. This game between two...
Chess960! v.2 (Fischer Random Chess)
Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre continues his video series on the subject of Fischer Random chess. As he gains experience,...
Chess960 | Fischer Random Chess
"The new way to play chess"? Some have certainly thought so... Chess960 is the random (960 total possible positions including...
Live Sessions; Lessons on Simple Chess
In this "Live Sessions", FIDE Master Charles Galofre finds himself with a small, but simple advantage. It was a position...
Live Sessions; Static vs. Dynamic Variations
In another Live Sessions, FIDE Master Charles Galofre tackles the sharp, but perhaps prematurely aggressive, Tarrasch Defense...
Live Sessions; Alekhine's Block
FM Charles Galofre decided to sit down for a "Live Sessions" battle last week, and it was certainly worth it! The Vienna...
Aaron Nimzowitsch; Not Pawns, Pieces 2
We continue on the quest to understanding how white loses such a superior position to one of the greatest players of all...
Aron Nimzowitsch; Not Pawns, Pieces
The Innovators! The independent thinkers! Ladies and Gentlemen-- the Hyper-modernist. No chess tome or appreciation would...
A Universal System vs. The King's Indian Attack 4
FM Galofre rounds out his coverage of his system vs the King's Indian Attack, by looking at the most challenging line. He...
A Universal System vs. The King's Indian Attack 3
FM Galofre continues with his lessons on how to play as black against the white systems starting with a quick Nf3, g3, Bg2....
A Universal System vs. The King's Indian Attack II
So now that we have the meat and potatoes of the Universal System Vs. The King's Indian Attack, hold your horses for part...
A Universal System vs. The King's Indian Attack
Having problems with the Hyper-modern openings? whats hyper-modern? Charles explains a universal system versus the King's...
Live Sessions; One Move at a Time 5
FM Galofre lets us in his head in yet another live session. He shares his thoughts as he plays a game, and then when it's...
Live Sessions; One Move at a Time 4
Charles is at it again, beating up on lower rated players for the enjoyment of the chess.com audience. Actually, he'll teach...
Live Sessions; One Move at a Time 3
FM Galofre gives us another live session. In this one, his opponent plays a couple moves in the opening that seem to lose...
Live Sessions; One Move at a Time 2
FM Galofre is back, sharing his thought process move by move as he plays two live games. Get inside the head of a master!
Vladimir Kramnik and Pawn Majorities
Taking two classic and instructive examples from the practice of former World Champion Kramnik, FM Galofre shows us some...
Live Sessions; One Move at a Time
FM Charles Galofre missed you all so much he made a video for you. This video features move-by-move commentary as Charles...
Materialism and Initiative in the Endgame
Typically, the absence of queens would increase the importance of material compared to initiative, but in this lesson, FM...