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LCC R6: Video analysis by Daniel King

12/11/2015 – Another round with four draws and one decisive game finished yesterday. Even with such a high number of draws Daniel King found some interesting positions which he included into his round report. The games Topalov vs Adams and Grischuk vs Anand got his attention. In his usual manner Daniel King explains the ideas of the player in a comprehensive and lively way. Click here for the videos...

LCC R4 and R5: Video analysis by Daniel King

12/9/2015 – There's a high chance of 4 draws and one decisive win per round if you look at the first five rounds of the London Chess Classic 2015. The decisive wins from round 4 and 5 are reviewed by Daniel King in his usual comprehensive manner. Being present at the Classic, he's the right man to show you some insights to the games. Click here for the videos...

ETCC R09: Carlsen vs Wojtaszek

11/23/2015 – Russia won the ETCC in front of Armenia und Hungary. Norway played no role for the top places but had the World Champion on board one. His overall performance wasn't satisfactory for him, but in his last round game against Wojtaszek he showed a usual brilliance. Daniel King analysed the game for us...

ETCC R08: Highlights

11/22/2015 – Russia leads after the 8th round of the ETCC two points ahead of their nearest rival Hungary. With one round to go, Russsia only needs a draw to be the clear winner. English Grandmaster Daniel King takes a look at interesting games from round 8. Click here for more...

ETCC R07: Daniel King analyses Grischuk-Fressinet

11/21/2015 – In the top pairing of round 7 Russia faced France. In a very tense match everything was possible. The board 2 pairing Grischuk vs Fressinet decided the match whilst all other games were drawn. English Grandmaster Daniel King looks at this game in detail. Click here for more...

Tiebreak Karjakin vs Svidler: Daniel King analyses

10/6/2015 – The tiebreak between Sergey Karjakin and Peter Svidler was dramatic and full of blunders and oversights. Thus Daniel King decided to summarize the match briefly and "to concentrate on what was really good". Pointing out Karjakin's "superb endgame technique" and his coolness under pressure, King concludes that "Karjakin was a deserving winner of the World Cup".

Karjakin vs Svidler, g4: Daniel King analyses

10/5/2015 – After trailing 0-2 in the final of the World Cup in Baku Sergey Karjakin had to win twice to reach the tiebreaks. Which he did. With a lot of luck in game three but a deserved win in game four. After an early exchange of queens Karjakin found ways to put Peter Svidler under pressure. Daniel King analyses highlights of this quietly dramatic game.

Karjakin vs Eljanov: Daniel King analyses

9/30/2015 – A lot of tension and turnarounds, cool chess and a surprising end - the tiebreak between Sergey Karjakin and Pavel Eljanov offered a lot of excitement. After all, a lot of prestige and money were at stake. The winner would advance to the World Cup final and qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2016. Daniel King looks at dramatic moments of an intense fight.

Tiebreak in Baku: Daniel King analyses

9/26/2015 – Two tiebreaks had to decide who will advance to the semifinals of the World Cup in Baku: Peter Svidler vs Wei Yi and Sergey Karjakin vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Both rapid matches ended in a draw and both matches were decided in blitz. In two videos English Grandmaster Daniel King looks at the highlights and the most dramatic points.

Daniel King analyses

9/25/2015 – In his video analysis of the highlights of round 5.2 in Baku GM Daniel King had four games to choose from. The quick draw between Karjakin and Mamedyarov did not offer much excitement and neither did the draw between Wei Yi and Svidler. Thus King had a short look at Eljanov's draw against Nakamura and a longer one at Giri's win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Daniel King analyses Eljanov's win over Nakamura

9/24/2015 – Pavel Eljanov's win against Hikaru Nakamura was the only decisive game of the first round of the quarterfinals in Baku. Now Eljanov needs only a draw in his second game with Nakamura to advance to the semifinals. With 8.0/9 from his classical games in Baku Eljanov is also close to a historical record. Daniel King takes a look at this crucial game.

Daniel King: Test Your Rook Endgames

4/15/2015 – To know endgames is good, to know rook endgames is even better. After all, they occur more often than any other endgame. But how to play the notoriously tricky rook endgames better? Daniel King has an answer. In volume 16 of his Power Play series he helps you to understand the nature of this endgame better. Moshe Rachmuth felt his game improve immediately.

Daniel King: "Power Play 10 - Calculation"

3/21/2015 – Richard Teichmann's quote "Chess is 99% tactics" exaggerates but it also emphasizes how important tactics are in chess. Just have a look at your computer. It might not know what a fortress is but its calculating power more than compensates this lack of positional refinement. But how does a human train tactics and the ability to calculate? Daniel King has the answer.

Daniel King: The art of using your pawns

12/17/2014 – "Pawn play is a very important factor if you want to become good at endgames and a good chess player in general. So how do we go about improving our understanding of pawns? There are a lot of books out there, but there is one DVD which I would whole-heartedly recommend to each and every player below the Elo of 2200." This is the opinion of our reviewer Sagar Shah.

Daniel King: Test your Attacking Chess!

12/14/2014 – Mating the king ends the game, attacking the king is fun. And it is something you can learn. GM Daniel King shows you how. On his Powerplay 20 DVD he uses deeply annotated games to show how to conduct an attack, then he invites you to take over and find the moves of the masters. Priyadarshan Banjan looked at the DVD and liked that hard work promises fun.

Daniel King: "Time to look at a chess game"

9/22/2014 – Rain or shine, during the Chess Olympiad GM Daniel King entertained ChessBase viewers with daily reviews of the round and quickchats. After Tromsø he took a break but now "autumn has arrived and it feels like the right time to look at a chess game." Good for us: In his PowerPlay Chess Show King presents fine efforts from Fabiano Caruana and Vishy Anand.

King talks with Kirsan

8/11/2014 – Just one day before the FIDE presidential elections, Daniel King caught up with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for an interview. In it, the FIDE President explains the status of the 2014 World Championship, his plans for office if re-elected, and the zero tolerance rule for all events. We also discover that among those lobbying for Kirsan votes are Russian embassies all over the world.

Daniel King: New ideas in the Najdorf

1/24/2014 – According to Glenn Mitchell "Daniel King’s presentation doesn’t involve too much theory but instead remains focused like a laser beam on understanding the strategies involved for Black." He had watched Power Play 18 back in 2012 when it was released, and New Ideas in the Najdorf was a welcome refresher for many of the strategic themes covered in the earlier DVD. Review.

Daniel King: Test your attacking chess

1/10/2014 – "Studying the ten games on this volume reminds me of working with an experienced chess coach," writes Glenn Mitchell. "GM King describes part of the game and then pauses for the viewer to decide on their next move. Coupled with Daniel King’s personal charm and you have a great training resource for the self-motivated chess improver." Review.

Daniel King's Interactive Coaching Session

1/4/2014 – "Test Your Attacking Chess was the first time I experienced the new interactive training with video feedback feature of the Fritz Training DVDs," writes Chess Cafe reviewer Chris Wainscott. "I had no idea what a treat was in store for me." He found it a very dynamic tool that "comes as close to emulating a lesson from a GM as anything I have seen," – and gives it five out of six possible stars.

Daniel King – A Summer Simul in Hanwell

7/22/2013 – The fourteenth day of July 2013 proved to be scorching hot, but this did not deter chess enthusiasts in Oxfordshire, England, from appearing for a body and mind battle against chess GM and trainer Daniel King. According to organiser Carl Portman, in such events it is critical to avoid "taciturn introverts" and invite a gregarious grandmaster, willing to engage with the players.

Daniel King – Power Play 19: Attack with 1.e4

6/3/2013 – In part two of this series British GM Daniel King provides us with a repertoire of attacking lines against the Scandinavian, Alekhine’s Defence, the Petroff, Philidor, Pirc and the Modern Defence (1. e4 g6). After the DVD was complete it occurred to him that he should have included the deadly Philidor Counter Gambit. What to do? Daniel has now published it online, and you can watch it for free.

Sergey Karjakin wins Norway Chess 2013

5/18/2013 – After the massive buildup to see Sergey Karjakin challenged for first, many expected Carlsen to catch up with him. Instead Aronian held Carlsen to a draw, Anand blundered and lost to Hao, letting Nakamura snatch third, while Karjakin played a very tough game against Topalov and drew a winning position to take a brilliant sole first. Illustrated report with GM analysis.
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