Daniel King's Power Play Show: Salo Flohr

by Daniel King
8/21/2026 – This month I am focusing on games played by Salo Flohr. I am a fan of Flohr's play in the 1930s: for the time he had a rare understanding of positional chess and technique, and we can see that in his game against Euwe - a classic. But there is another side to his play as I demonstrate with his game against Kashdan, where he sacrifices an exchange for long-term compensation.
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Salo Flohr

This month I am focusing on games played by Salo Flohr. I was inspired to do so following the publication of this book:

https://www.newinchess.com/salo-flohr

...written and published by the late Jimmy Adams.

I am a fan of Flohr's play in the 1930s: for the time he had a rare understanding of positional chess and technique, and we can see that in his game against Euwe - a classic. But there is another side to his play as I demonstrate with his game against Kashdan, where he sacrifices an exchange for long-term compensation.

On this DVD, Grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black with the QGD and against the Catalan. The repertoire is demonstrated in 20 stem games, covering all White's major systems.

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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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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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