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It's time to jump in. New Video Lesson! We've added a new video lesson highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch IM Yaacov go through some of his online blitz games with spicy dacha endgame mates and learning from the great Lajos Portisch. Enjoy!
New Tactics & Video Lessons!
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out twelve new tactics, and see if you solve this new one we added, below: New Videos! We've added a new video lesson highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch IM Yaacov go
Dacha Tactics #89 - rarest of rare -- dark Dacha stairway to heaven!
I just came across this position and it is a beautiful one. The black king is a sitting dark duck on a1 but for now it seems mostly safe. Clearly the goal will be to lock up the black king with the knight, bishop – and hopefully the king. Let'
New Tactics & Video Lessons!
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out the seven new tactics, and see if you remember how to solve this oldie but goodie, below: New Videos! We've added a new video lesson highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch
New Tactics & Video Lessons!
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out the new tactics, and see if you remember how to solve this oldie but goodie, below: New Videos! We've added three new video lessons highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch IM
New Tactics & Video Lessons
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out the new tactics, and see if you remember how to solve this oldie but goodie, below: Bobby Fischer's Dacha Knock-outs! We've added three new video lessons highlighting Dacha themes in some very
Dacha Wins at World Chessboxing Championship!
Two of IM Yaacov's students won gold in the 2023 World Chessboxing Championship! 💥"Yaacov was the key piece in helping me win the 2023 Chessboxing World Championship! I was able to immediately apply what I learned from our lessons, and did in fact apply them to win
2 More Dacha Video Lessons!
🔥We have added 2 new color-themed Dacha video lessons since our last newsletter! Have you been keeping up with your sparring practice? In this episode: The legendary Spassky shows us how to use a hidden light advantage... 🔥Check out the Academy here. Not ready to sign up? Taste our Dacha
2 More Dacha Video Lessons!!
🔥We have added 2 new color-themed Dacha video lessons since our last newsletter! Have you been keeping up with your sparring practice? In this episode: The legendary Spassky shows us how to use a hidden light advantage... 🔥Check out the Academy here. Not ready to sign up? Taste our Dacha
12 More Dacha Tactics!!
🔥We have added 12 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 "Dacha Color Harmony and the Sleeping Knight." Hint: After an
12 More Dacha Tactics!
🔥We have added 12 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 "Dacha Color Harmony and the Sleeping Knight." Hint: After an
Dacha Tactics #43 - "sleeping knight" gets a good night's sleep in the dark.
This is from a game of mine. After an exciting Budapest gambit skirmish, a strange position has arisen. His king isn't great but our powerful "sleeping" knight is getting booted. Or is it? Neither side has dark bishops so dark will always be an important and
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🔥We are happy to announce that the YAACATTACK Academy has launched. We are in full effect, and we're offering your first month free for all membership tiers – no monkey business! Check out the Academy here. Not sure? Taste our Dacha approach first with free videos and free tactics.
#53 Welcome back Hans! Featuring YaacAttack dark with light intentions
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz. A blast from the past! Wacth IM Yaacov square-off with Hans over the board in 2019. Two strong players head-to-head. Yvette Fannell was live.
#52 Blitz Battles--Soft light touch in pawn endgame, and queen sacrifice vs young Hungarian prodigy GM Gledura
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.
#51 Blitz battles featuring Black and White Cookie dacha with a pawn endgame & a swindle finale!
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.
#50 Golden Anniversary!! Featuring the Gold Coin dark dacha brilliancy, and it's successors
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, we'll cover a classical color-themed Dacha battle between two greats.
#49 Blitz battles Featuring fancy knight dacha, 3 pieces vs queen (!!) and some instructive rook endgames
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.
#48 Blitz! The ultimate knight vs bishop duels
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.
#47 Petrosian vs. Smyslov - Light and Dark!
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, we'll cover a classical color-themed Dacha battle between two greats.
#46 A Colorful Grunfeld
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, we'll cover a classical color-themed Dacha battle between two greats.
#45 Blitz battles -- some light tickles , an extreme dark inspiration from Petrosian , and battling vs 3(!!) Queens successful
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.
#44 Queen sacrifice extravaganza... Tigran Petrosian queen sacrifice for dark, Bent Larsen repays the favor on light!
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, we'll cover a classical color-themed Dacha battle between two greats.
Dacha Tactics #35 - Nezh's dark magic!
A classic Nezh game here. The position looks normal and a sane player would try and save the queen. However this is Nezh, and to boot -- the dark squares on black's kingside are looking fine and tasty today. How to proceed? Try and procure the Nezh dark
Dacha Tactics #34 - cracking Naroditsky with strict cheesecake dark dacha.
A juicy smooth cheesecake has arisen. Where to look for plans? Well the color money is equal. However there are some weak dark squares in question --and with black's bishop on g7 relatively sleeping, our dark bishop on a3 is ready to pounce! Interact with the puzzle below.
Dacha Tactics #33 - king shows dark chops to hold draw!
White's bishop looks trapped. Is there a form of escape or is it simply over? Let's look at color $ -- both have light bishops, neither have dark. If there is hope -- it will be on dark. But how? Let's dig deep for underground
Dacha Tactics #32 - knight shows off dark.
From a blitz battle -- all seems normal-- but how about some color money investigation! We have a knight vs white's light bishop. Which means we are ahead on dark but behind on light. His king stands on dark, seemingly activating his king like the books tell us
Dacha Tactics #31 - battle versus Caruana, knight showing light juice!
Battle vs Caruana! We are black here, in a bit of a time scramble. How to begin? Well let's see the color $$ -- knight his dark bishop. So we are ahead on light, he's ahead on dark. There are some juicy opportunities for our knight on
Dacha Tactics #30 - oozing dark juices.
This was a cheesecake blitz game vs the strong IM Lawrence Trent. A juicy position has arisen, what with our "Sleeping" Knight on d6. Color money is equal. However , neither side has a dark bishop so it would be helpful to look to replenish our dark! How? Interact
