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#98 Instructive Blitz games with delicate light dark duels and enterprising dark queen sacrifice from opponent

#98 Instructive Blitz games with delicate light dark duels and enterprising dark queen sacrifice from opponent
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Free Dacha Tactic

🔥Keep your Dacha color theory eyes sharp with this Dacha tactic! Light Zwischenzug - with dark intentions. IM Yaacov's Hint: Fischer vs Geller miniature. Black's King on f8 is not safe. And with our Golden Dark bishop helping out, its days are numbered. How to most

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New Dacha Video & Tactics!

🔥We have just added a new video lesson of IM Yaacov playing and discussing (with color themes) several live games! We've added 3 new Dacha tactics! Here's one to try out. Can you solve "CrissCross Dacha"? IM Yaacov's hint: This is a

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Dacha Tactics #145 - Golden light bishop has its say

An intense game played against strong GM Vasif Durabeyli. We are +1000 light and -1000 dark. Our golden bishop on f3 is hungry indeed and on the prowl for something juicy. Let's dig deep for the light knockouts!

Dacha Tactics #145 - Golden light bishop has its say
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Dacha Tactics #144 - CrissCross dacha!

This is a fascinating combination I had in a Budapest gambit. There are various wins – the one I played was Qg1 check, followed by bishop to g3, and then mate. After the game, I was told by student Hershy that there is, in fact, a mate in 2!!! To start,

Dacha Tactics #144 - CrissCross dacha!
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Dacha Tactics #143 - Yair unveils light dacha!

A cool combination by student Yair. Here we have some feisty knights in the center, looking for a possible knockout. How about the color money? Well, it's a knight vs. dark bishop, so we're +500 light (and down 500 dark). Which sensitive light squares are in

Dacha Tactics #143 - Yair unveils light dacha!
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#97 Slow games, featuring investing in a color and how to trade one advantage for another.

#97 Slow games, featuring investing in a color and how to trade one advantage for another.
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Free Dacha Tactic

🔥Keep your Dacha color theory eyes sharp with this Dacha tactic! Unlocking the gates. IM Yaacov's Hint: A cool position I saw in a game, with the tricky GM Daniel Naroditsky manning the black pieces. We are down a rook, but lots of pressure on the white king.

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Free Dacha Tactic

🔥Keep your Dacha color theory eyes sharp with this Dacha tactic! Cashing in all that dark money. IM Yaacov's Hint: A short but sweet tactic I recently had. As always, we begin with color money. The imbalance is our dark bishop vs his light, which gives us +1000

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New Dacha Tactic!

🔥We have added 1 new color-themed Dacha tactic since our last newsletter! Have you been keeping up with your sparring practice? If you haven't been keeping up, here's an interesting tactic that we call "Sleeping Bishop" IM Yaacov's Hint: A cool Budapest