Dacha Tactics #129 - Ultimate light faith
This position arose from an exciting topsy turvy Budapest Gambit. I managed to gain the bishop pair with a golden light bishop but white has been resisting. Let's look for the knockout! With his king on light and our dark bishop also well placed, our ultimate goal will
New Slow-Play Video Lesson!
🔥We have just added a new video lesson of IM Yaacov playing and discussing (with color themes) several slow-paced live games! Would you like a chance to have a one-on-one mini-Zoom session with IM Yaacov? Submit your best color-themed Dacha-style tactic to us, as a PGN file. IM Yaacov will
2 Free Dacha Tactics!!
🔥Keep your Dacha color theory eyes sharp with these two tactics! Reti vs Romanovsky light magic. IM Yaacov's Hint: A complex endgame we have here. Since there are opposite colored bishops, the color money swings are real and palpable. White is +$1000 light, Black is +$1000 dark. F5
New Slow-Play Video Lesson!
🔥We have just added a new video lesson of IM Yaacov playing and discussing (with color themes) several slow-paced live games! Would you like a chance to have a one-on-one mini-Zoom session with IM Yaacov? Submit your best color-themed Dacha-style tactic to us, as a PGN file. IM Yaacov will
4 More Dacha Tactics!!
🔥We have added 4 new color-themed Dacha tactics 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 "Immortal 3 egg omelette breakfast dacha!" IM Yaacov's
Dacha Tactics #128 - Gentle dark nudge
A position I just played in a blitz game vs a strong GM. Material is equal, with some tactics in the air- my bishop and his knight are both under attack. Color money dictates that I am ahead on light with my bishop, and behind on dark due to his
Dacha Tactics #127 - Immortal 3 egg omelette breakfast dacha!
This battle happened during breakfast! And the resulting position resembled a fully loaded 3-egg omelette!! We are up a pawn. Color money is equal. Often in such positions, we want to look at which color we would like to replenish - here that would be dark, as we have no
Dacha Tactics #126 - Yehuda displays dark dacha part 2!
Continued from the last position, White's king has been sent fleeing straight into the dark tornado. Do remember, we are up 500 dark, which means that all this dark chaos should mean the end is near! Find the final dark blows.
