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3 New Tactics & 2 Video Lessons!
YaacAttack Chess Academy with IM Yaacov and NM Logozar.
Dacha Tactics #110 - Dark chocolate ... with a hint of light caramel
A cool position I saw from a game by Levy Rozman, aka "Gothamchess". White's king is under fire and not all that content. Color money? It's our Golden dark bishop vs white's knight. Which means we are ahead on dark, but behind
Dacha Tactics #109 - Queen acts as...
The black king is naked, his forces are sleeping, and the end is near! Color money is our golden dark bishop vs his knight, meaning we are +500 dark but behind on light. How to replenish our light and weave a mating net?
Dacha Tactics #108 - Charlotte's light web
An interesting endgame I came across. Color money is +500 light, -500 dark. The agile knight and its light potential may very well pose issues for the limited white king. That and some dark bricks could be the end! How to tie the noose?
New Tactics!
YaacAttack Chess Academy with IM Yaacov and NM Logozar.
Dacha Tactics #107 - Queen goes back to acting school.
A fairly straightforward position with some color pizazz! White is looking to weave a mating net around the hapless king. He sits on light – how to complete the light dacha?
Dacha Tactics #106 - The light dance!- squeezing that tempo.
A cute puzzle shown to me by a student. The first thing we like to look for is material/color imbalance. All equal! However, there is a facet of white's king being loose and the light squares being sensitive. How to parlay this to the win? Any other
Dacha Tactics #105 - Knight is the light undertaker...bishop pair mocked!
An interesting endgame from a blitz game of mine. It's an endgame where we battle the feared bishop pair. We have some things going for us, though! Our mini dark bishops do a nice job of replenishing the lack of a dark bishop. And we are +500 light!
