Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Magnus strikes twice

by Daniel King
11/18/2023 – Does lightning strike twice? For some players, apparently so. But perhaps you need the aura of a chess legend to be able to achieve this. Magnus Carlsen plays another beautiful game and there is plenty of pattern recognition at work here, as well as some training in calculation! | 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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Does lightning strike twice? For some players, apparently so. But perhaps you need the aura of a chess legend to be able to achieve this.

Does this look familiar? We have seen Magnus play a position very similar to this not too long ago. What did he play now? His decision might surprise you!

Power Play 27 and 28 - The King's Gambit and Tactic Toolbox

Glorious sacrifices, unexpected tactics and checkmating attacks. The King's Gambit is one of the oldest and most romantic openings in the game of chess. These DVDs contain all you need to know to play the King's Gambit.

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Daniel King is the prolific author of the Power Play series which numbers 28 volumes to date.  The Tactic Turbo for the King’s Gambit is the subject of his most recent DVD.

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Power Play 28: Tactic Toolbox King's Gambit

Daniel King presents 50 puzzle positions in video format, all arising from the King's Gambit. They feature typical tactics from the opening, so this is a great way of becoming familiar with the tricks and traps that you can set your opponent.

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Daniel King is a regular on playchess.com. Commentating on live events such as the World Championship or analysing themes for his monthly Power Play Show. He also produces a DVD series called Power Play for ChessBase in the Fritztrainer format.
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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Tactics training

11/10/2023 – In his new Power Play Show, GM Daniel King tests viewers’ tactical and calculating skills using games from the FIDE Grand Swiss. Some exercises are very easy, and some the opposite — and there is some real beauty here too! | 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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10/27/2023 – In his new Power Play Show, GM Daniel King focuses on a game by Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev, who recently stunned the chess world by winning the strong Qatar Masters. Yakubboev completely outwits his opponent with a crafty 1.b3! | 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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60m Botvinnik System

The setup for White recommended by Valeri Lilov is solid and easy to play – the thematic moves are almost always the same ones: Nge2, 0-0, Bg5 (or Be3), Nd5, Qd2. Later, according to Black’s setup, things continue with f4 or even Rac1, b4 and play on the queenside. Starting with the classic Botvinnik-Spassky, Leiden 1970, the author describes this universally employable setup in 7 videos (+ intro and conclusion).

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