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Dacha Tactics #84 - Dark investments paying light dividends
This was an interesting game of mine. Our king seems a bit safer than his , what with his dark weaknesses and the slight delay in castling. Also note on the queen side how our knights are in party mode and our dark bishop is enjoying the dark pressure. Color money
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
Dacha Tactics #71 - Dark splash!
A simple but elegant motif. We have an attack on the exposed black king. Upon inspection of colors, we are down an exchange but have a Golden dark bishop. So the dark squares should be the focus! E7 , g7, H8 , H4....all these are juicy and await our conquest. Somehow
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
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
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
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&
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
Dacha Tactics #55 - Oozing dark.
This is from a game of mine in a blitz time scramble. We are up a whole bunch of material but the a7 pawn is about to queen. The normal response would be Ra2 and trade the rook for the pawn. Is there better? Let color money guide us! We
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 #47 - Dzindi's bishop can change colors!
Yes, Roman's bishops have been known to switch colors mid-game – metaphorically of course. Here the Black pieces are led by the world-class GM Beliavsky. We would like to end matters with Rh1 to h8, but alas the queen guard. Interact with the puzzle below. If you get stuck,
Dacha Tactics #40 - smooth dark knockout!
An exciting position! Starting from a YaacAttack Stonewall , where white usually plays on light, the focus here seems to have switched to dark. The color $ will also guide us this way – knight vs his light bishop means that we are -500 light, but +500 on dark. If we take note,
Dacha Tactics #39 - Dark "Parachute" Dacha!
An interesting position from a game of mine. The position seems quiet and frankly, it'll be painfully quiet once black gets to castle. Any way to prevent it? Well, let's first assess colors, as always. We have a knight vs light bishop which means we'
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#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 $$ -- knight his dark bishop. So we are ahead on light, he's ahead on dark. There are some juicy opportunities for our knight on
Dacha Tactics #30 - oozing dark juices.
This was a cheesecake blitz game vs the strong IM Lawrence Trent. A juicy position has arisen, what with our "Sleeping" Knight on d6. Color money is equal. However , neither side has a dark bishop so it would be helpful to look to replenish our dark! How? Interact
Dacha Tactics #29 - light rebuild.
An interesting endgame from a blitz game of mine. Knight vs Bishop -- means that we are behind on light but ahead on dark. His d4 pawn might be a target one day -- who knows. His pawn on c6 is a nuisance and is on light. How to replenish,
Dacha Tactics #28 - Max Euwe shows faith in light golden bishop.
This is a classic game by Max Euwe. The position is very complex - how to begin? The same way we begin every position -- colors. so the color imbalance is light bishop for us, dark bishop for him. We are down 1000 dark, up 1000 light. In addition our
Dacha Tactics #27 - Reshevsky shows off golden light bishop.
We have a golden light bishop vs a knight. As such we look for color $$ -- we're ahead on light but behind on dark. The pesky knight must be neutralized... Interact with the puzzle below. If you get stuck, you can always click the "lightbulb" icon
Dacha Tactics #26 - oozing dark for the win!
From an exciting blitz game. Material is equal but the color money is not. We are ahead on dark and behind on light. Thankfully his kingside is ridden with dark holes! How to display our Golden dark bishop and take advantage? Interact with the puzzle below. If you get stuck,
Dacha Tactics #25 - dark nugget incoming!
From a blitz game of mine in a wild time scramble! Material is about equal – let's look for color $. So we have a light bishop vs a rook. This means we are ahead on light, but behind on dark. White's king is precarious but alas , stands
Dacha Tactics #24 - Nimzo light squeeze featuring triangulation!
Here black has a large advantage, what with the poor dark bishop sleeping in the b2 boondocks. That being said, our knight isn't great either and our king needs to find a way to invade. Color money time! We are behind on dark and ahead on light. Let&
Dacha Tactics #23 - Reti vs Romanovsky light magic.
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 is under some pressure, and if fxe6 then ooops!-- f5 mates us. How to break black on light, and show
Dacha Tactics #22 - Alekhine vs Yates dark magic.
This is a personal favorite of mine from my early childhood chess days. Alekhine is playing Yates, we have a great knight and 2 strong rooks. First -- what is the color $$? Well knight vs light bishop means we have extra dark $. Which squares are sensitive in black's
