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Dacha Tactics #70 - Immortal dacha walk!
A cool position I had vs an Indian IM. Our position looks quite healthy, with reasonable harmony, and all but his Ne4 helps hold the position together. Also, light will be an important color as we don't have a light bishop. Which piece can help infuse light juice
#65 Blitz battles with a nice win vs Danii Dubov, dark with dark intentions!
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. Join IM Yaacov in his Dacha-inspired blitz battles!
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
#64 Immortal king walks -- an ode to Nigel Short!
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, IM Yaacov teaches his Dacha color theory as he covers a game from a great!
#63 Blitz Battles, Dark knights run amok, with a grand finale Bonjovi dacha!
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, IM Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.
Dacha Tactics #69 - The light straw that broke the camel's back
Black's king is under fire! So much dark energy is looming, but how to break through? Sometimes a dark attack, with a golden dark bishop, can be defended just enough – but a little light zinger at the end can do the trick and break the camel's
Dacha Tactics #68 - Golden light bishop lurking!
An extremely interesting – and difficult!! - position from Caruana vs Nepomniatchi game I recently witnessed. It looks normal, but it's on the verge of winning for white. Where to start looking? Color money, naturally. We have a Golden Light Bishop vs a knight (+$500 light). How to infuse
Dacha Tactics #67 - Light Zwischenzug - with dark intentions
Fischer vs Geller miniature. Blacks King on f8 is not safe. And with our Golden Dark bishop helping out, its days are numbered. How to most efficiently use our dark energy? To paraphrase Lasker's famous guidance– When we see a good move on dark, what do we do?
Dacha Tactics #66 - Dark blow - not a coincidence
The passed pawn has a lust to expand. Note the queening square is dark – how fortunate that we have a Golden dark bishop to assist! Find a smooth and elegant finish... Interact with the puzzle below. If you get stuck, you can always click the "lightbulb" icon in
Dacha Tactics #65 - Light with Dark intentions!
Our attack is brewing. How to efficiently break through the Black king's defenses? We have a nice golden dark bishop, so that can be a guide on the dark attack ...and for light – we can be creative! Interact with the puzzle below. If you get stuck, you can
