Hey the person at hong kong, just go to Todd Andrews video's, I think all those are super beginner.

Was watchin this & thinking, well hmm, so whats going on....strange lecture BUT THEN...yes indeed its a live game!!.

Ok so all fell into place and sure enough, it is/was highly instructive for a novice such as I.....Cheers man.

Charles,

Don't let Roman see this game! you definitely gave this one away.

Thanks for the video

Hi I'm a poor player and I'm trying to understand what is going on. But all I see are pieces moving around and it doesn't tell me about them. How am I supposed to learn? Just watch the pieces and learn the positions? There's no explanations coming up on the screen.

Charles is the best for the novice chess player trying to learn how to think about the game. 

These are great tools for learning. Like people say, by having the time to think for yourself really helps. Being able to compare  your thinking process to that of a master. He mentions moves I don't even consider. I'm hooked! Watched 4 in a row.

Thank you

Very instructive, thank you.

I really liked the pace and comments. I like to learn from games reviewed like this. Charles allowed me time to think white's moves before he explained his thought process. I understood the strategies and board squares he was trying to attack because of his style. I am a beginner and appreciate this lesson.

Charles at 25:30 I believe you made a mistake that he did not capitalize on. You played a5, but Bxa5 then you would recapture with your bishop then rook to b5+ and you lose your bishop. Or he could decide not to take your bishop and you lose a pawn either way. Is my logic correct?

I like the birdsong ambience. You should make it a regular feature ... 

Charles,

I always enjoy your videos. Your speaking is not rushed, so as a beginner, I find it very helpful to hear the thought process of a master chess player that does not speak at a million miles per second. You have a great personality as well.

Good job.

ajitsampat, u remind me of another point i was going to make. chess.com is doing this website at a very reasonable price. it's a great service to people like us who like chess and want to improve. chess.com is not just doing this for profit. so, thanks again.

great video.

thank you everyone for the great comments. 

Another great video, very instructive. Please keep them coming! Thanks Charles!

What impresses me is how well Charles controls his thoughts - his mind does not race away.  I found this video very instructive.

  I'd like to see Charles, or another master player on chess.com, do an analysis on this game as a follow-up. I think this would be good idea on all videos, but especially these "live" impromptu games. For me, this game (and other "live) games) raises more questions than it provides answers. This should be apparent by my "analysis" (questions, really) of several opening moves, as follows:

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5

Now why 4...Nxd5, which seems to lose a tempo, instead of, say, exd5?

5. e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5

Now why 6...c5? That is, why is Black pushing pawns again and again instead of developing pieces? Why not, say, 6...Be7 with the idea of 7...0-0? Or how about 6...b6 with the idea of 7...Bb7?

7. a3

I suppose White plays 7.a3 to prevent Black from playing Bb4 later, but it looks weak compared to other possible moves. Why not 7.Nf3 instead, with the idea of 8.Bd3 and 9.0-0?

7...cxd4 8.cxd4 e5

Now why 8...e5? Another loss of tempo (?) and still no piece development?!

Now it's mentioned at this point that, due to a 15-minute time control, the idea is to liquidate the center ASAP. But what about opening chess principles!!!

Hey, CrypticC62,

Thanks for the feedback, minus the unnecessary "bonehead" comment we all could have lived without. 

In general, the first section of a video is as good as anything else we could show - especially given that jumping in somewhere in the middle would mean the viewer would lack context at the outset.  This may have been an exception, but with a little imagination, you can probably appreciate that video-editing each "free sample" = a pretty lousy return on our investment of time & effort.

Also, we do have a selection of completely free videos that can viewed in their entirety.

I totally agree with ning2003...chess.com is the best chess website out there and staff is doing their best to give me bang for my platinum membership. I get daily chess columns, tactics trainer, chess mentor and daily video lessons...all for 27 US cents per day. And best part of the site is the video lessons. Slowly but surely everyone will improve and your enjoyment of the game will increase. Yes you can get free chess videos on YouTube...but it is not the same. You get what you pay for.