Daniel King is one of the most popular chess commentators and author of a large variety of ChessBase DVDs. During the tournament in Wijk King showed highlights and critical moments from each round on his Powerplay YouTube channel – the videos below highlight the last rounds of this fantastic tournament. 

From the tiebreak between Jorden van Foreest and Anish Giri.

For years, the Najdorf has been considered one of Black's best replies to 1.e4. However, in Wijk the Najdorf suffered a couple of setbacks.

For instance in this game. With his brillant last round win against Nils Grandelius Jorden van Foreest was able to catch up to Anish Giri and to make it to the tiebreak.

Power Play 18: The Sicilian Najdorf — a repertoire for Black

Learn the opening of the masters from one of the world's most popular master trainers! Daniel King shows you a rock-solid and powerful Najdorf repertoire.

In round 12 Anish Giri played against Alireza Firouzja who had good chances to win the tournament. A complicated French Defense led to an ending, in which Firouzja's extra knight had to fight against four dangerous looking white pawns. However, somehow the world's best junior managed to draw this endgame.

In round 11 Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana played a razor-sharp Italian game. Caruana first missed a good chance, and later Firouzja might have been winning. But...

The Bishop's Opening and The Italian Game

Studying the content of this DVD and adding these openings to your repertoire will provide players with a very strong tool to fight 1...e5 - as the practice of the author clearly demonstrates.

In round 10 Caruana employed an entirely new concept for Black in the Main Line of the King's Indian. Caruana's unorthodox approach led to a smooth and convincing win.

Links

• Van Foreest beats Giri in Armageddon, wins Tata Steel Masters
• Daniel King at ChessBase