The Power Play Show - An attacking game

by Daniel King
2/15/2019 – Friday at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET, Noon EST) 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...
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.

An attacking game

Daniel King will be considering a fabulous attacking game from the Tata Steel Challengers tournament. Puzzles, chat, games and weather bulletins from London. Do join him!

 
Study appeared in Fizchna Kultura 1931
White to play

White to play and draw. The solution will be revealed tonight at 18.00 CET.

This week

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Live at  17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET / Noon EST

Previous shows

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

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

Here's a teaser:

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!

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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