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: Nihal Sarin demonstrates a smooth demolition

8/12/2022 – In his "Power Play Show" Daniel King features games from the Olympiad. Apart from the usual puzzles, Daniel will take close look at Nihal Sarin versus Sebastian Bogner, a masterful performance by the gold-medal winner on board 2 for India 2. | 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: Grand strategy from the old school

7/1/2022 – In his "Power Play Show" Daniel King examines a classical game between Alexander Alekhine and Fred Yates, in which the former world champion dominated his opponent by taking control of the open file and the dark squares. He also looks at a similar game from 1972 featuring the great Yuri Averbakh. | 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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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: A fascinating Sicilian

6/24/2022 – In his "Power Play Show" Daniel King takes Caruana vs Rapport from the Candidates as his starting point and discusses the fascinating variation of the Sicilian which appeared on the board — one that was also seen in a game by the legendary Ulf Andersson. | 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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Daniel King Special Live Broadcast: "From Ukraine With Love For Chess"

6/24/2022 – On Friday 24th June at 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 16:00 UTC) Daniel King will be hosting a special live broadcast on his YouTube channel to publicise a new book: "From Ukraine With Love For Chess" published by "New In Chess". Daniel will be joined by Ruslan Ponomariov (former FIDE World Champion) and Remmelt Otten (Publishing Director of New In Chess) to discuss the book. Join the broadcast to learn more about the book, Ukrainian chess, and to put your questions directly to Ruslan Ponomariov.
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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: More from the great Yuri Averbakh

6/17/2022 – In his "Power Play Show" Daniel King continues his tribute to Yuri Averbakh by looking at a game King played against Averbakh in 1990. To quote King: "He might have been past his prime, but he still gave me a lesson. It was a fascinating game and a privilege to play against a legend." | 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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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The great Yuri Averbakh

6/10/2022 – In his “Power Play Show” Daniel King focuses on one of Yuri Averbakh’s biggest contributions to chess theory: the King’s Indian Defence system he developed and pioneered in the 1950s. Still one of the most reliable setups up to this day! | 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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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Highlights from Norway Chess

6/3/2022 – In his “Power Play Show” Daniel King looks at games from Norway Chess including Anand's win over Vachier-Lagrave where he shows brilliant technique. Daniel goes into some detail in the 3.Bb5+ Sicilian, and looks at alternatives to Black's play in the game. | 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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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Spot the checkmate

5/27/2022 – In his “Power Play Show” Daniel King looks at some snapshots from the Chessable Masters, focusing on one game in particular, Giri vs Praggnanandhaa, which was a rollercoaster! | 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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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: "From Ukraine With Love For Chess"

5/23/2022 – In his "Power Play Show" Daniel King takes a look at the book "From Ukraine With Love For Chess", that was just published by "New in Chess". The book celebrates the chess of notable Ukrainian players from the past and present, and all profits will go to charities in Ukraine. To quote Daniel: "A worthy project and a superb book with tremendous material." | 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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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Pragg and Gukesh grab the prizes

4/22/2022 – In this week’s edition of the Power Play Show, GM Daniel King continues to look at the fortunes of two extremely talented Indian players, Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh! | 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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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Attack with Pragg

4/15/2022 – In this week’s edition of the Power Play Show, GM Daniel King features two games played by Praggnanandhaa at the Reykjavik Open. The prodigy’s keen instinct to attack is in full display! | 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 main line of the Rossolimo

4/1/2022 – In this week’s edition of the Power Play Show, GM Daniel King focuses on a battle in the main line of the Rossolimo between Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Magnus Carlsen. Outstanding tactical finishes from the Charity Cup are also presented! | 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 trendy gambit in the Giuoco Piano

3/25/2022 – In this week’s edition of the Power Play Show, GM Daniel King focuses on a gambit line of the Italian Opening that has caught the attention of elite players. To illustrate his ideas, King analyses a spectacular game, in which White’s strategy paid off beautifully. | 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 London System - under the microscope

3/18/2022 – In Daniel King's Power Play Show the London System is under investigation - Daniel examines White's options in the opening and wonders whether it is possible to get the advantage. | 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 brilliant attack by Nils Grandelius

3/11/2022 – Two creative players are facing each other in a match in London. Nils Grandelius, representing Sweden, is playing David Howell, representing England. In game 7, Grandelius employed an unexpected plan to get a brilliant win with the white pieces. | 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: "Never move the queen out early"

3/4/2022 – "Never move the queen out early", runs the old maxim. And yet... In his Power Play Show, GM Daniel King examines two cases from the FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Belgrade where, in the open Sicilian, White plays an early queen move. Neither is ridiculous, at least theoretically... | 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 lives again

2/25/2022 – In his Power Play Show, GM Daniel King looks at developments in opening variations that particularly interest him: the Modern Variation of the King's Gambit where Nepomniachtchi continues to score well; and Aronian's handling of the Caro-Kann Exchange Variation. | 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 messes up

2/18/2022 – In his Power Play Show, GM Daniel King looks at a couple of games with a similar strategic pattern. In the first game we see Magnus Carlsen in action in the Norwegian League - and then we see a second game with a related theme, which was played by Ulf Andersson some years ago. | 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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