Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Lightning strikes twice - a deadly sac you need to see

by Daniel King
8/13/2021 – In this Power Play Show, GM Daniel King takes a look at two wins by Wesley So featuring the same crushing sacrifice, in the same opening, against the same opponent. Apparently lightning does strike twice. | 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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Tactics from the Chessable Masters Tournament

But first, to get in the mood, tactics from the Chessable Masters:

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.Nb5 Na6 6.e3 Nh5 7.Bg5 c6 8.Nc3 Qb6 9.Rb1 f6 10.Bh4 0-0 11.h3 e5 12.g4 g5 13.gxh5 gxh4 14.Rg1 Kh8 15.h6 Bxh6 16.Nxh4 Bg5 17.Qh5 Bxh4 18.Qh6 Rf7 19.Qxh4 Nb4 20.Kd2 c5 21.a3 Nc6 22.Bd3 Qd8 23.dxc5 b6 24.Rbd1 bxc5 25.Kc1 Be6 26.Be4 Nd4 27.Bh1 Rb8 28.exd4 cxd4 29.Ne2 Qb6 30.b4 Qa6 31.Rd3 e4 32.b5 Qa5 33.Rxd4 Qxa3+ 34.Kd2 Qa5+ 35.Ke3 Rc8 36.c4 Qa3+ 37.Kf4 Qb2 38.Qh5 dxc4 39.Bxe4 f5 40.Bc6 c3 41.Qg5 Rcf8 42.Rd8 Qb4+ 43.Nd4       A chaotic position that looks hopeless for Black, but he still has a way to stay in the game. How? 1–0
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Le,Q2709Aronian,L27821–02021A48Chessable Masters KO2.14
 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 d6 7.c3 a6 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.0-0 Qe7 10.a4 g5 11.Bg3 Nd7 12.Kh1 Nf8 13.Ng1 Ng6 14.b4 0-0 15.f3 h5 16.Bf2 Bxf2 17.Rxf2 h4 18.Nf1 Qf6 19.Ne3 Nce7 20.Qd2 Kg7 21.Ng4 Bxg4 22.fxg4 Nf4 23.Nf3 c6 24.Bb3 Rad8 25.Qe3 Neg6 26.c4 Qe7 27.d4 a5 28.b5 f6 29.d5 Nh8 30.g3 hxg3 31.hxg3 Nfg6 32.Ne1 Nf7 33.Nc2 Nh6 34.Qe2 cxd5 35.exd5 f5 36.gxf5 Nxf5 37.Kg2 e4 38.Raf1 Qe5 39.Rxf5 Rxf5 40.Rxf5 Qxf5 41.Nd4 Qf6 42.Ne6+ Kh6 43.Nxd8 Qxd8 44.Qxe4 Qf6 45.Bc2 b6 46.Qxg6+ Qxg6 47.Bxg6 Kxg6 48.Kf3 Kf5       White to play and win. Try to calculate until the end! ½–½
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Aronian,L2782Le,Q2709½–½2021C50Chessable Masters KO2.31

And here's another entertaining mate in two:

 
J.F. King - Detroit Free Press, 23.09.1877
White to play and mate in two

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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You’ll find older broadcasts in the Power Play category. To watch these you'll need a ChessBase Premium Account.

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 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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