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Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Spassky attacks - Part II
7/17/2020 – In this Power Play Show, Grandmaster Daniel King continues to look at attacking games by Boris Spassky, World Champion from 1969 to 1972, who was a universal player with a keen sense for the attack and tactical ideas. | 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. | Photo: Herbert Behrens / Anefo; / CC BY-SA 3.0 NL
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Boris Spassky attacks
Daniel King: "I am continuing to look through Boris Spassky's games and I have been struck by his sharp eye for tactical ideas and swift attacks. Apart from this, I'll be examining two further games with unexpected attacking ideas.
I'll also be tormenting you with more checkmate in 2 problems."
Spassky, the prodigy
Spassky was a classical child prodigy and gained nation-wide attention by beating the Soviet Champion Mikhail Botvinnik in a simultaneous exhibition in 1947, at the age of ten. At 16 he played successfully in a strong international tournament in Bucharest, Romania, and at 18 he won the World Junior Chess Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. The GM title was awarded to him that year, which was a record at the time. In 1956 he qualified for the Candidates Tournament for the first time, in Amsterdam, and finished in the middle of the ten-player world-class field. He was just 19 at the time.
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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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Daniel King is the prolific author of the PowerPlay series which numbers 27 volumes to date. The King's Gambit is the subject of his most recent DVD.
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Power Play 27: The King's Gambit
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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1.Nd5?! 0-0-0! and black has no problems. It seems that white wins after 1.Nxb5! axb5 2.Rxa8+ Bxa8 3.Qh5+ Qf7 4.Rd8+! and black will lose a queen. Or 3.Qh5+ Ng6!? 4.Nxg6 Qf7 5.Qg4! and white wins.
It is true that Spassky was beaten by Fischer 7-3 in 1972, but it is also true that from 1960 to 1970 the score is 4 to 1 for Boris.
So 8-7 for the American man.
Then there would be the 1992 match, but that's another story...
So 8-7 for the American man.
Then there would be the 1992 match, but that's another story...
My first impression was Nd5. I did not have time to look into it more deeply.
Nxb5 to start with?
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