3/28/2018 – GM Daniel King was, of course, one of our round-up show hosts, but he also covered the Candidates Tournament in Berlin round-by-round for his Power Play YouTube Channel, culminating in extensive reporting from on-site for the final two rounds. In case you missed some of his great work, we present it here in one convenient place. Grandmaster analysis in easily digestible bites.
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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.
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 with analyses by Giri, Blübaum and many others. Opening videos by Kasimdzhanov, Sokolov and Blohberger. Training columns including ‘The Fortress’, ‘The Trap’, ‘Fundamental Endgame Knowledge’ and much more
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GM Daniel King "Power Playlist"
Daniel King reported from Berlin for Der Spiegel in cooperation with ChessBase. King's last report from round 14 features GMs Anatoly Vaisser, Levon Aronian, Ding Liren, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana and his second Rustam Kasimdzhanov.
On this DVD Grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black with the French. Based around ten stem games, all White's major lines against the French are covered.
Accept the Morra Gambit with confidence. Tame the Grand Prix Attack. Put fear into the heart of every tedious 2 c3 player. You can make 1...c5 a dangerous weapon whether it's an open or closed Sicilian.
Round 13 report
The penultimate round was both exciting and surprising, setting up the tense finale. King's report includes comments from Caruana, Karjakin, Miguel Illescas, and Anatoly Vaisser.
Grandmaster Daniel King presents ten exemplary attacking performances. At key moments he stops and asks you to play a move. King then gives feedback on the most plausible continuations. It’s the next best thing to having your own personal trainer!
Finally clear attacking plans against the Scandinavian, Pirc, Alekhine & Co! Let Daniel King show you how to pressurize these openings right from the start,
forcing your opponents into mistakes.
Round 12
The culmination of Karjakin's stunning comeback, after being no less than two full points behind the leader, was capped off by this crucial win, which set the tournament on the road to a dramatic final.
Learn the opening of the masters from one of the world's most popular master trainers! Daniel King shows you a rock-solid and powerful Najdorf repertoire.
The complete Candidates 2018 Power Playlist
All 23 videos from Daniel King in chronological order beginning with tournament previews.
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Daniel KingDaniel 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.
Συγχαρητήρια για την ενδιαφέρουσα σειρά "PowerPlay"του Daniel. Ο τρόπος παρουσίασης των παρτίδων είναι κατανοητός και γίνεται με τον μοναδικό τρόπο. Επίσης αναφέρεται όσο χρειάζεται και στο μη αγωνιστικό σκέλος του τουρνουά. Πολύ καλή δουλειά, Daniel, καλή συνέχεια.
Most players are rated below 1800 and GM King is great for that large segment. GM Peter Svidler gives much more extensive analysis with a lot of variations which is great for people stronger than 1800 imo.
garyklien 3/29/2018 12:05
haha from the first two comments you can easily see taht someone like mr king stirrs many differnt opinions. I usualy like him, but no ones perfect lol. to make a point i didnt try to type or antygin jsut strung this out ad fast as i cn its alright and legidgble bu damn, try harder next time am i right?
Offramp 3/28/2018 10:55
"Grandmaster analysis in easily digestible bites." As if we are total idiots.
WillScarlett 3/28/2018 07:34
I just finished watching Daniel King's "Power Play Chess" video covering the game Caruana vs Aronian, Rd. 13 .
It cannot be said too many times - King's commentary and analysis are superb ! Entertaining AND informative
to a stratospheric degree - Bravo ! I'll be watching the other presentations, too. Thanks and much applause to
Daniel King . I should add that I'll look at the work of the other commentators as well, and I have every expectation
that they, too, will be commendable and professional . Good work, ChessBase !
FIDE World Cup 2025 with analyses by Adams, Bluebaum, Donchenko, Shankland, Wei Yi and many more. Opening videos by Blohberger, King and Marin. 11 exciting opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
Opening videos: Sipke Ernst brings the Ulvestad Variation up to date + Part II of ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’. Special: Jan Werle shows highlights from the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in the video. ‘Lucky bag’ with 40 analyses by Ganguly, Illingworth et al.
€14.90
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