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The Power Play Show - Ljubojevic-Karpov 1975

by Daniel King

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1/18/2019 – Friday at 18:00 CET (17:00 UT) Daniel King will go on air on playchess.com. You can watch the episode live for free! All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer. Puzzle and the live video...

Powerplay 26: Checkmate Challenge — essential knowledge

Powerplay 26: Checkmate Challenge — essential knowledge

Checkmate. That's the aim of the game. There are numerous ways to checkmate the enemy king, but there are common patterns that recur over and over again, and having these at our mental fingertips is essential for when we want to finish the game.

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Ljubojevic-Karpov, Milan 1975

Following on from the instructive endgame Vidit-Van Foreest from round 4 of this year's Tata Steel tournament, Daniel King examines another classic opposite-coloured bishops endgame: Ljubojevic-Karpov, Milan 1975.

Troitzky, 1934

White to play and win. Another beautiful study by Troitzky - solution in the show.

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On another note, Daniel King published his 25th Powerplay DVD on "Popular Queen's Pawn Openings - A Repertoire for Black".

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Powerplay 25 Popular Queen's Pawn Openings A Repertoire For Black

On this DVD, Grandmaster Daniel King presents a repertoire for Black against the opoular queen's pawn openings such as the London System or the Trompowsky!

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Daniel King 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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