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Today FM Charles Galofre brings us an exciting Live Sessions match in which he quickly found himself down a pawn, with "little-to-no compensation" to show for it in the endgame. Time to give up, right? Wrong! Charles desperately searches for the initiative, and when he eventually finds it -- not even the Fountain of Youth could have been more rejuvenating to his pieces... Watch and learn! | Watch video
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FIDE Master Charles Galofre brings us an in-depth look at playing the Grand Prix Attack against the Sicilian. In particular, he provides excellent "follow up material" to Dzindzichashvili's incredible videos on the subject. He describes how to play against black's doubled c-pawns: Surrounding the pawns positionally; creating king-side attacking chances; using critical squares while keeping the position closed for the knights -- are all just some of the techniques you will learn from this video! | Watch video
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Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre brings us the 4th installment to his popular Chess960 blitz matches! Though the short time control doesn't always allow for instructional ideas or patterns to be taught during play, Galofre's ability to develop plans quickly in these highly original positions should certainly be something to aspire towards. For fans of this "New Chess", the excitement of each game itself is worth watching! | Watch video
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Captivating. Hysterical. Inspiring. Those are perhaps the best words to describe these Fischer Random (Chess960) videos from FIDE Master Charles Galofre. His ability to stay cool under time pressure, calculate quickly, and profit from his opponent's mistakes -- are just some of the things that Charles does well. Buckle up, because you are in for a wildly entertaining ride! | Watch video
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Wow! FIDE Master Charles Galofre follows up IM Rensch's Game of the Week prize (and video) with his own brilliant performance in the rapid time control and exciting format of the US Chess League! Be forewarned: The game you are about to view is not for the faint of heart! Full of tactics, tricks, king centralization (yeah, that's right), and much more... Enjoy! | Watch video
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Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre plays a "Live Sessions" game for our viewing pleasure! In this match, Charles is paired against a stronger player. As he tries to play natural, solid, developing moves -- Charles finds that his opponent is making weaknesses all on his own. In order to expose these issues, Charles must simply play the most logical variations. Watch the video to see the conclusion, and whether or not Charles was able to convert on his positional advantages... | Watch video
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Listen in on FM Charles Galofre's personal story of growth, as well as the recap of a chess classic. This game between two former World Chess Champions is reviewed from Charles' own orignal perspective, and he is able to shed some light on how amateur players might evaluate the moves and positions reached, versus what the Grandmasters were actually thinking. Check it out and see for yourself just how instructive this epic battle was... | Watch video
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Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre continues his video series on the subject of Fischer Random chess. As he gains experience, Charles also finds a way to apply some important "classic chess" principals like development, central control, and even castling! His perspective and understanding, as he puts it, is "maturing". Take a look at these entertaining games, and see if you too can increase your Chess960 skills... | Watch video
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"The new way to play chess"? Some have certainly thought so... Chess960 is the random (960 total possible positions including Classical chess) placement of all the pieces behind the pawns. Other than the Amber Chess Festival though, Chess960 has yet to break into the main stream of "official" chess tournament play. Could this be the start of something? What do you think? | Watch video
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In this "Live Sessions", FIDE Master Charles Galofre finds himself with a small, but simple advantage. It was a position that only needed direct and accurate technique in order to be converted. However, when time pressure sets in, even simple ideas can become complex... His queenisde majority that once had high hopes, falls a little short of the finish line with inaccurate execution... Plenty to learn from and enjoy, so check it out! | Watch video