Daniel King

Daniel King, born in 1963,
is an English chess grandmaster, author, coach and commentator.
He earned the grandmaster title in 1989 and, a year later, was part of the England team
that sensationally defeated the Soviet Union and won silver at the Visa Chess Summit in Reykjavík.
King achieved a peak rating of 2560 and won tournaments including the 1988 Sydney Open and the 1996 Bunratty Masters.
Since the 1990s, he has commentated on major chess events for television, radio and online platforms,
including several World Championships and the match between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue.
He has written 15 chess books and produces the 28-part Power Play training series for ChessBase.
King also runs the successful YouTube channel PowerPlayChess and contributes regularly to ChessBase Magazine.

 

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Move by move - (how to) get into a master's mind!
Move by move - (how to) get into a master's mind!
The best way to improve at chess is to carefully study master games, stop at certain positions and think about candidate moves. Doing this on your own can be difficult and tiresome, but on this viddeo course, you will be guided by worldrenowned trainers!
by Daniel King, Robert Ris, Simon Williams
€29.90
Master Class Vol.8 - Magnus Carlsen 2nd Edition
Master Class Vol.8 - Magnus Carlsen 2nd Edition
Let our authors show you how Carlsen tailored his openings to be able to outplay his opponents strategically in the middlegame or to obtain an enduring advantage into the endgame.
by Daniel King, Mihail Marin, Oliver Reeh, Niclas Huschenbeth
€29.90
Power Play 1-28
Power Play 1-28
King: The complete Power Play package with all 28 DVDs. Opening, Middlegame, Endgame - All you need to know about the game of chess presented by one of the most popular and charismatic chess trainer.
by Daniel King
€559.00
Wild and Wicked – The Mason-Keres Gambit in 60 Minutes
Wild and Wicked – The Mason-Keres Gambit in 60 Minutes
Korchnoi and Zak described 3 Nc3 as ‘A risky move leading to great complications in which a single inaccurate move by either side can have fatal consequences.’ If that’s the kind of chess you like playing, you are in the right place.
by Daniel King
€9.90
Power Play 28: Tactic Toolbox King's Gambit
Power Play 28: Tactic Toolbox King's Gambit
Daniel King presents 50 puzzle positions in video format, all arising from the King’s Gambit. They feature typical tactics from the opening, so this is a great way of becoming familiar with the tricks and traps that you can set your opponent.
by Daniel King
€29.90
Power Play 27: The King's Gambit
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.
by Daniel King
€29.90
Power Play 26: Checkmate Challenge – essential knowledge
Power Play 26: Checkmate Challenge – essential knowledge
Checkmate. That’s the aim of the game.
by Daniel King
€29.90
Power Play Strategy package - 6 DVDs
Power Play Strategy package - 6 DVDs
The strategy package will help you to understand more about chess than you ever have before!
by Daniel King
€139.90
Power Play Attack package - 6 DVDs
Power Play Attack package - 6 DVDs
Attack and win!
by Daniel King
€139.90
Power Play 25: Popular Queen’s Pawn Openings – A Repertoire For Black
Power Play 25: Popular Queen’s Pawn Openings – A Repertoire For Black
On this DVD, Grandmaster Daniel King presents a repertoire for Black against the opoular queen's pawn openings such as the London System or the Trompowsky!
by Daniel King
€29.90
Power Play Vol.23 and 24
Power Play Vol.23 and 24
On this DVD Grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black with the QGD and against the Catalan. The repertoire is demonstrated in 20 stem games, covering all White’s major systems.
by Daniel King
€54.90
Power Play 24: A repertoire for black against the Catalan
Power Play 24: A repertoire for black against the Catalan
On this DVD Grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black against the Catalan, based around maintaining the rock of a pawn on d5. Keeping central control ultimately gives Black good chances to launch an attack against the enemy king.
by Daniel King
€29.90
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