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Dacha Tactics #60 - Golden Dark bishop strikes in endgame!
We have plenty of material vs the white queen. But how to proceed? Is there a mate? We look at the colors and notice our golden dark bishop. Let's dig deep....in tandem with the rooks, there may very well be a dark finish!
Dacha Tactics #59 - The queen acts as a ........
Black's king is under fire. However, there is a slight hiccup – the f4 dark nugget is forking out Queen and Rook. We must be accurate in how we proceed. Maybe a bit of light from the light Bishop... and dark?? Let's be imaginative and unearth dark
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
Dacha Tactics #58 - Endgame finesse - yearning for light harmony.
A really cool endgame I played, which is filled with dacha treats! Color money is equal - both sides have a dark bishop and would love to get more light. Note how both kings are already on light - acting as dark builders. One could say that for now black&
Dacha Tactics #57 - Golden light bishop shows what it's got!
Here we have an interesting position with Boris Spassky as white. White's attack is underway - how to proceed? As usual – look for color money! It is our light bishop vs his dark bishop. This means the color money is + $1000 light and - $1000 dark. All light
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