The Power Play Show: A classic attacking display
2/7/2020 – The Power Play Show returns live this week. Grandmaster Daniel King looks back to a fine attacking game from the past. Power Play is live most Fridays at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET, Noon EST) 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...
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Going back in time
Today I will be riffing off game seven of the famous Fischer-Petrosian match in which Petrosian played into a worse endgame, and looking at a line where Black keeps the queens on the board.
This shows what Petrosian was afraid of and is a powerful demonstration of the initiative. Calculation required.
For a little warm-up, here's a position to solve.
How does White force a quick win?
This week
Endgames of the World Champions from Fischer to Carlsen
Let endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller show and explain the finesses of the world champions. Although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well, so take the opportunity to enjoy and learn from some of the best endgames in the history of chess.
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Daniel King is the prolific author of the PowerPlay series which numbers 26 volumes to date. The subject of his most recent DVD is "Checkmate Challenge".
Here's a teaser:
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.
