Brilliant technique | Alexander Donchenko vs Gukesh | Tata Steel 2024

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[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@tonycar9739]

Enjoy your style of presenting games...to the point and very engaging!

[@jodymccullough5891]

Gukesh is impressive. White had clearly prepared this opening system, but Gukesh found his way and defended well, and then it was his turn to attack white's overextended position. He made a lot of good decisions and the endgame play was precise. He seems to be a very well balanced player and when he is playing well can certainly beat anyone. And, he is nowhere near his peak. Will be interesting to see how much better he can get, but he sure has the potential to be a very strong player for a very long time.

[@JJBA1000B]

Gukesh's nc8 move was really beautiful..

[@pulak1811]

The best channel for analysis!! Would love to hear you commentating live on the games.

[@daleproctor3723]

He is the best for sure!

[@fuglbird]

After listening to hours of live comments from Tata Steel it's refreshing to hear serious comments without an endless stream of bad puns from Danya and David. Thank you Mr. King.

[@PowerPlayChess]

They are excellent commentators. I particularly appreciate David's common sense - as well as the space he gives to his co-commentators.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Very good analysis . It seems that strength in the endgame is what separates the great players from the rest .

[@coyote000]

Its what separates Carlsen from the rest

[@nitinaggarwal9379]

Daniel King's analyses are so beautiful and to the point. The colors, the words, the inflections of his voice, the soothing effect, I feel as if he is doing a beautiful poetry. I have sometimes fell asleep while watching his analysis due to calmness of his voice. I absolutely love him.

[@PowerPlayChess]

Thank you. I will use this for marketing: 'Watch his videos! Guaranteed to make you fall asleep!' 🤣🤣🤣

[@arun-it9gr]

​@@PowerPlayChessha ha ha British sarcasm.. always to love.. if you bring that into your videos, Levy's rizz is gonna look pale in.comparison

[@LondonofGont]

Great coverage, as always!

[@LateCloser]

What a game by Gukesh. Maybe I'm a little biased as I play the Nimzo and was just looking at Rubenstein lines the other day. Seems like Donchenko paid the price for neglecting his king. Great defense though by Gukesh. That allowing the take on h7 to trap the knight, was very nice. What a tournament overall. Been enjoying Ju's ability to hang with the big guys. She has an interesting three games left. The tourney leader, followed by her two fellow countrymen. Should be a wild finish. I'll predict Abdusattorov wins it, with Giri finishing second. Basing those picks solely on the remaining pairings. Expect to be wrong! Thanks for the coverage!

[@squarecutatul6834]

I too feel that Abdusattarov will win it, seeing that his remaining matches are against lower ranked Denchenko and Wen jun, and higher rated Vidit. If he can take 2 or 2.5 points from his three rounds, he will be the clear winner. In comparison, Gukesh faces three tough matches in his last three rounds, namely Prag, Alireja and Parham. He will do well to score 1.5 or 2 points in his last three matches.

[@witcher-86]

very 'pinful' had me laughing, great coverage as always!

[@BharadwajSubramaniamdude]

What's impressive is, he is calculating all this 4-5 moves before becauase the follow up he played are only solution to win. Amazing calculation.

[@horvathliviu2101]

Thanks GM Daniel for the video and commentary, I look forward to the daily dose of chess coming from your channel.

[@PowerPlayChess]

You are welcome!

[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@CheckmateSonata]

Your channel is amazing! Your explanations are so human, and even a beginner could understand them. I heard of you from your chessable course on the champions chess tour (which is free for anyone to check out), and have watched your videos since. Could you please share how you analyse the games? This would be quite insightful for everyone

[@BenNCM]

What sort of a question is that??!!

[@PowerPlayChess]

I look through all the games played and pick the one that interests me most, or has the greatest significance for the tournament. I then use a combination of my human brain and a silicon brain to construct a narrative, highlighting particularly noteworthy or instructive moments. Then I record. Each video takes me about 2-3 hours to record and prepare - I usually record in one take with no break. Then I send to my tech partner who prepares the video and uploads. Then I have to explain and justify my pronunciation of the players' names in the comments 🤣🤣 🤣 There you go.

[@julianmurieltejorodriguez292]

Thank you for sharing! Been a fan for so long, you are one of the analysts I enjoy the most@@PowerPlayChess . Thank you for all the amazing videos all these years :)

[@VijayThakurMD]

I was looking for this game Thank you for coverage chess grandmaster.❤

[@mrnono5034]

Very Pinful! Well done

[@dr.deepakgore1079]

Beautiful,lucid, analysis,best game, amazing, thanks sir 🎉❤

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Blübaum and Donchenko recently won a very respectable silver medal at the European Team Championship together. They may have shared some opening prep.

[@user-or1vh5wf5j]

Great coverage of Tata Steel !

[@johannorman3067]

Nice endgame. Great job trapping the rook. Thank you for the video.

[@chrislipniewicz200]

Greatest Chess content. Dany to 500000

[@ninonucaro8539]

WOW, GUKESH FULL DUBOV STILE🎉🎉🎉🎉, BRAVO.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

a great game brave by both and Gukesh was just better. Thanks Daniel

[@TheMaskedMusicMan]

Not castling, a reckless pawnstorm leading to a loss? Good to see that the chess top is taking inspiration from my bullet games!

[@bonghunezhou5051]

Good thing Black had a g-pawn rather than *h-pawn* !

[@stijnhawinkel5561]

At 6:03, wouldn't Bg3+ displace the white king?

[@ulrichulrich5810]

after cxd4, exd4, black can check on g3 because the knight on e2 is pinned. no casteling anymore for white.

[@PowerPlayChess]

The king would happily step to g2 and Black has lost time.

[@matesenelinsti]

Painfull and pinfull. You killed me. 😂😂😂

[@JohanTetzel]

Danny, at 3:03, doesn't black have a Greek gift (so no castling)? What am I missing! Thanks for all the PowerChess ❤

[@mevansthechemist]

Looks fine for white after 1 O-O Bxh2?! 2 Kxh2 Ng4+ 3 Kg3 Ndf6. Thanks to the d3 bishop, opening the h-file helps white after 4 Rh1. 😊 All that said, I was wondering the same thing!

[@JohanTetzel]

@@mevansthechemist thanks Mr chemist!

[@PowerPlayChess]

Greek Gift doesn't work!

[@JohanTetzel]

@@PowerPlayChess thanks - legend

[@leoblum0631]

The move I don't understand is White pushing h6, after Bf8, when g6 seems so much more promising.

[@sanekabc]

Do pawn storms out of the opening against a higher rated player ever work?

[@fundhund62]

Don't like h6. Wasn't g6 a better move for White?

[@baka-oni8358]

are you a grandmaster?

[@fundhund62]

@@baka-oni8358 No, I'm just a regular patzer. That's why I asked a (silly?) question.

[@davidplane8888]

Instead of h6 mayby g6 is a try...

[@fernandogarrido5538]

#LoveYourVideos #GMKing Odd question here, but post-WijkAanZee could you do some videos on Richard Reti's games please? I would love to donate to your Patreon, but cannot afford it just yet. When the time comes, however, I will ensure to be a firm supporter there. Thanks for your kind consideration; and once again, thank you for these most excellent videos!

[@PowerPlayChess]

Let me be frank - Reti is not a player I have thought much about! I know several of his beautiful engame studies, but apart from his most famous games, I can't say that I am familiar with his back pages. There is a lot going on in the chess world but I will bear in mind your request. Though no promises.

[@Phurngirathaana]

High level chess these days has become extremely interesting as a viewer But objectively has the quality of play dropped a bit?

[@indranilchowdhury1094]

Nodirbek will win

[@Un-homme-avec-raison]

Maybe

[@peristiloperis7789]

Nodirbek is the only true genious playing that tournement. Yes, we know he will win.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

How did you determine that ?

[@Un-homme-avec-raison]

@@peristiloperis7789 Ok boomer

[@arun-it9gr]

​@@peristiloperis7789you see this field and somehow see Nodirbek as one true genius? He's got excellent nerves for sure.

[@ninonucaro8539]

@danielking WHY IS Nepo still not at the front in UKRAINE, FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA😂😂😂HE DOESN'T WIN A DAMN Tournament SINCE 😮😮😮A WHILE🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂.