Instructive Chess Games – Kingscrusher & Grandmasters
Welcome to the Instructive Games archive. Here you will find analysis of Kingscrusher's own tournament battles—capturing the drama and psychology of competitive play—as well as deep dives into masterpieces by Grandmasters like Michael Adams, Vassily Ivanchuk, and Anatoly Karpov.
About Kingscrusher (CM Tryfon Gavriel)
Candidate Master (CM) Tryfon Gavriel (aka Kingscrusher) is the pioneer behind ChessWorld.net and the popular YouTube channel youtube.com/kingscrusher.
His commentary style is a throwback to the Romantic era of chess—focusing on combinations, speculative sacrifices, and entertainment. The videos below include first-hand accounts of his own Over-the-Board (OTB) games, capturing the immediate thoughts and emotions of tournament play.