Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Oro strikes gold

by Daniel King
7/24/2024 – This week GM Daniel King analyses a beautiful game played by 10-year-old Faustino Oro, the youngest International Master in the world. He outplays his Grandmaster opponent in grand strategic style, showing remarkable restraint along the way! | 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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I am looking at a beautiful game played by 10-year-old Faustino Oro, the youngest International Master in the world. He outplays his Grandmaster opponent in grand strategic style, showing remarkable restraint along the way.

How would you build White's attack from here? There are two promising continuations - I bet you won't find either of them! Let me know if you do...

White to play and win. Not too difficult.

And finally a mate-in-two from 1884 - in fact the only way for White to win, since everything else loses!

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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Previous shows

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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