Power Play Show

Daniel KingWhat is the key to a successful attack on the king? How can I improve the harmony of my pieces? The Power Play show continues in the vein of Daniel King’s DVD series — with the difference being that the games are from current events.

Tune in on select Fridays at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET, Noon EST) Daniel King will go on air on playchess.com. You can watch the episodes live for free! All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer. Or watch any time on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account.

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Daniel King's Power Play Show: Highlights from the US Championship

11/8/2024 – In the latest instalment of the Power Play Show, GM Daniel King explored a number of themes by analysing games from the US Championship: attacking ideas, remarkable endgame technique and marvellous saves are all included. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King's Power Play Show: How Carlsen demolishes the King's Indian

10/5/2024 – For his new Power Play Show GM, Daniel King analysed games which saw Magnus Carlsen taking down Alireza Firouzja's King's Indian Defence. The world number one provided us with a tremendous lesson in how to quell Black's activity. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Tactical tales from the British Championship

8/16/2024 – For his new Power Play Show GM Daniel King selected a number of "tactical tales from the British Championship" which test the tactical imagination and help the ability to calculate. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Oro strikes gold

7/24/2024 – This week GM Daniel King analyses a beautiful game played by 10-year-old Faustino Oro, the youngest International Master in the world. He outplays his Grandmaster opponent in grand strategic style, showing remarkable restraint along the way! | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Kingside hack

6/21/2024 – Along with the usual puzzles, this week GM Daniel King takes a look at a recent game from Tan Zhongyi - the winner of the women's candidates - who demonstrates remarkable confidence in going for a kingside attack right from the outset. The strategy works perfectly as she demolishes her experienced opponent in just 20 moves. But Tan Zhongyi wasn't the first to execute this plan. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Niemann and his pawn endgames from Sharjah

5/31/2024 – Along with the usual puzzles, this week GM Daniel King takes a look at two pawn endgames played by Hans Niemann at the Sharjah Open. As ever in such cases, the only way through is to calculate. In one game he was successful, in the other... not so successful. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Gukesh the classical maestro

4/26/2024 – This week GM Daniel King shares his thoughts on Gukesh’s style of play. The prodigious grandmaster is known for his maturity and level-headedness — and for his classical approach to chess. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The glorious Greek gift

3/23/2024 – This week GM Daniel King looks at archetypal Greek Gift positions in connection with a game played by one of his students. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Freestyling Fischer Random

2/23/2024 – This week GM Daniel King analyses a few adventurous positions reached at the Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge in Germany, as he found a particular theme that kept appearing! | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: The technique of good technique

1/26/2024 – This week GM Daniel King looks at some games from the Tata Steel tournament, focusing on the question of technique. How do you finish a game cleanly? | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: Niemann on form

1/19/2024 – This week GM Daniel King presents two complex games played by Hans Niemann in the Tata Steel Challengers, which continue the Giuoco Piano theme. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Daniel King’s Power Play Show: A rich strategic battle

1/12/2024 – This week GM Daniel King, apart from the usual puzzles, presents a rich strategic battle played between Maksim Chigaev and Fabiano Caruana at the recent World Rapid Championship. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.
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