Daniel King's Power Play Show: Jan Hein Donner

by Daniel King
5/23/2020 – In this Power Play Show Grandmaster Daniel King takes a look at some games of the legendary Dutch Grandmaster and writer Jan Hein Donner (1927-1988). | Power Play is on air most Fridays at 17:00 UK (18:00 CEST, 11:00 EST) on playchess.com. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.
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. This DVD contains all you need to know to tackle your opponent.

Jan Hein Donner

The Dutch player and organiser Lodewijk Prins and Jan Hein Donner had an intense rivalry and I will show a game from a match they played against each other in 1951. There were a few adventures before the result was settled.

I'll also be looking at another game from Donner which features a spectacular finish.

White to play. What is the best continuation?

 
L. Prins - J. Donner, 1951

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Daniel King is the prolific author of the PowerPlay series which numbers 27 volumes to date. The subject of his most recent DVD is "The King's Gambit". 

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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. This DVD contains all you need to know to tackle 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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