Power
Play 12 – The Hedgehog
By Daniel King
The Hedgehog is not just an opening, it is a system. A system that can be
used against 1.c4, against 1.e4 and also 1.d4. Some players, such as the Swedish
Grandmaster Ulf Andersson, appear to play very little else with black. Black’s
pieces curl up behind a row of pawns on the third rank and invite White to attack
– at which point they spring out from behind the barricades to give the aggressor
a nasty shock. The Hedgehog can easily transform into a tiger... This is modern
chess.
Karpov was one of the first great exponents of the counter-attacking Hedgehog,
Kasparov was also a great devotee and Kramnik and Anand are also experienced
users. This DVD not only gives you specific theoretical advice on the main Hedgehog
lines, but also looks at general strategy for both sides. Whether you play with
White or Black, this DVD will help your game. Throughout the DVD, specially
selected positions will enable you to test your understanding of the subject.
The Power Play series is suitable for anyone looking to improve their chess,
but also provides ready-made lessons and exercises for a trainer. Video running
time: 5 hours.
Grandmaster Daniel King has been a professional chess player for more than
twenty years. During that time he has represented his country on many occasions,
including an historic match victory over the Soviet Union in Reykjavik, 1990.
At the same time he has distinguished himself as a coach, helping many of England‘s
younger generation to achieve their potential. Besides his chess career, he
has built up a reputation as a commentator on television, radio and the internet.
He is also an award-winning author of more than 15 books.
Power Play 1: Mating
Patterns
Power Play 2: Attacking the king
Power Play 3: Pawn
storm
Power Play 4: Start
Right
Power Play 5 - Pawns
Power Play 6 - Pawns,
Pieces & Plans
Power Play 7
- Improve your pieces
Power Play 8 - Knights
and Bishops
Power Play 9 -
major pieces vs. minor pieces
Power Play 10 -
Calculation
Power Play 11 -
Defence
‘The PowerPlay DVD series by GM Daniel King is one of the most successful
chess instruction tools today.’ – New In Chess (Shop)
System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM,
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard
| 29.99 € incl. VAT |
| 25.20 € without VAT (for Customers outside the European
Union) |
| 36.54 $ (without VAT) |
Order
it now
Live Wijk aan Zee commentary on Playchess
The games of the current Wijk aan Zee tournament are being broadcast live on
Playchess. Anyone who uses Fritz 12 to log into the server will appreciate the
new features, like the following:
In the broadcast room the different events are listed as separate tournaments.
Click one if the tournaments and the games that are being broadcast are displayed
below, so you can load any that is of interest.
If you double-click the tournament all the games – or at least the eight most
important – all the are loaded in one window. You can start an analysis engine,
which follows any board you click. Naturally all boards are kept up-to-date
as the moves come in.
Live audio commentary today was by GM Daniel King, who discussed the games
with the kibitzers
Playchess (and ChessBase Magazine) commentator GM Daniel King
During the Wijk aan Zee tournament there are usually over 7000 members online
on Playchess.com. Each dot on the map represents a player and his or her place
of residence – the dots in the middle of the ocean are people who have not given
their location correctly, or have entered weird geo coordinates.
