Daniel King

Daniel King (born 1963) is a Grandmaster, has been a professional chess player for more than 20 years and has represented his country in numerous competitions, amongst others in the historic win by the English over the Soviet Union in 1990 in Reykjavik. King is the author of more than 15 chess books and has wealth of experience as a trainer, assisting many of England’s leading players. He is also well known for his broadcasting on TV, radio and the internet, commentating major chess events. To the delight of chess fans worldwide, he hosts his monthly "Powerplay" show on the world's largest chess server, Playchess.com. He contributes to ChessBase Magazine, with the popular column "Move by Move". King has also produced the highly praised PowerPlay DVD series for ChessBase. King lives in London.

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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The genius of Richard Rapport

1/27/2023 – In his new Power Play Show, GM Daniel King examines a wonderfully creative game of Richard Rapport’s from the Tata Steel Masters. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Beautiful blunders with the King's Gambit

1/20/2023 – In his new Power Play Show Daniel King takes a look at the King's Gambit, which was tried in an interesting game in the Wijk aan Zee Challengers tournament. King, who authored two ChessBase courses about the King's Gambit, was fascinated and astonished. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Spot the checkmate!

1/6/2023 – The Power Play Show rolls into 2023 with some games from the World Rapid and Blitz Championships. When playing with a fast time limit, the ability to spot a checkmate quickly is vital! | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The raging Rossolimo

12/17/2022 – This week, Daniel King examines games from the Sitges Open, featuring some nice tactics. Then, in more detail, two games that feature the Rossolimo. For the unwary, this is a dangerous opening! | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Novotnys, stalemates, Carlsen squeezes

12/9/2022 – This week, Daniel King presents a mix of attractive themes: Novotnys, stalemates, and an endgame squeeze (by none other than Magnus Carlsen). What more could you want? | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: A Novotny classic

12/2/2022 – This week, Daniel King continues to explore the ‘Novotny interference’, a beautiful theme that recently resurfaced in competitive play. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Ivanchuk’s brilliant idea

11/25/2022 – This week, Daniel King looks at a problem theme appearing in practical games, incredibly, twice within a week. Living legend Vasyl Ivanchuk and rising star Arjun Erigaisi both played the ‘Novotny’! | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Duda dazzles

11/18/2022 – This week, Daniel King looks at a brilliant attack by Jan-Krzysztof attack and revisits the stalemate theme, as he shows a brilliant resource also seen at the Meltwater Tour Finals. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The best rule in chess

11/11/2022 – This week, Daniel King looks at recent examples of brilliant defence using stalemate - a creative way and often surprising way to defend. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Celebrating the play of Michael Basman

11/4/2022 – This week, Daniel King analyses a game he played against Michael Basman, who recently passed away. True to his nature, Basman went for the ‘Creepy Crawly’, with 1...h6 and 2...a6! | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Swinging London

10/28/2022 – Apart from the usual problems, Daniel King looks at a sensational attacking game played by Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the 18-year-old star from Uzbekistan. The initiative is everything. Apart from the attack itself, there is particular focus on the opening - a London System - and the subtleties involved in exchanging off THAT bishop. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Carlsen with a Scotch Gambit

10/21/2022 – In his Power Play Show, Daniel King continues his explorations of opening gambits. This time around, using a game in which world champion Magnus Carlsen played the fashionable Scotch Gambit. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Two centuries old, but still fresh

10/14/2022 – In his Power Play Show, Daniel King analyses a game from the US Championship between Awonder Liang and Levon Aronian. The origins of the opening go back 200 years, but something fresh was still created on the board. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The Raging Rook

9/30/2022 – In his Power Play Show, Daniel King takes a close look at the game Saric-Ivanchuk, played at the Julius Bär Generation Cup. We see a bold attacking idea right out of the opening that almost catches Ivanchuk. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Beautiful kingside attacks

9/23/2022 – In his Power Play Show, Daniel King looks at a couple of recent games featuring brilliant attacks - simply stunning. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: More King’s Gambit lunacy

9/17/2022 – In his Power Play Show, Daniel King returns to the romantic King’s Gambit, using examples from recent games. How to resist?! | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Alireza attacks

9/9/2022 – In his Power Play Show, Daniel King looks in detail at the game Alireza Firouzja v. Levon Aronian from the Sinquefield Cup — a fascinating attacking game! You will be able to test your attacking and calculating skills. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The King’s Gambit strikes again

9/2/2022 – In his Power Play Show, Daniel King returns to the King’s Gambit, looking at some fascinating recent games from one of the strongest players in the world: Ian Nepomniachtchi. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.
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