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Dacha Tactics #48 - The light straw that broke the dacha's back!
From a training match vs the super old school legend Igor Bondarevsky. We are black, and White's king is in dire straits. Although we are down material, we have 2 proud Golden bishops to work with. And as we know, the queen is effectively a 3rd bishop! -
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.
Dacha Tactics #46 - Dzindzi's dark shocker!
A truly incredible finish by Dzindzi vs GM Eric Lobron from Germany. Our queen is pinned, and it's up to us to find some rescue magic. Color money indicates that we are ahead on dark, with a nice Golden Dark bishop. Our rook, bishop, Queen, and pawn can
Dacha Tactics #45 - Dzindzi's light saber!
It looks like we have a classic Roman squeeze underway – these rooks on the 8th rank mean business, and white can barely move. And the color money? Well, it's our knight vs his dark bishop, which means we are behind on dark but ahead on light. Let'
Dacha Tactics #44 - Dzindzi's dark knockout blow!
From my coach Roman Dzindzichashvilli. Black just gobbled our pawn on e5. It looks safe at first, but let's look at the color money! It's our knight vs his light bishop, meaning we are behind on light but ahead on dark. His queen is on our
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
Dacha Tactics #42 - "trapped" horsie shows its worth in light.
Not a very difficult one, but instructive, nonetheless. Our knight seems trapped amidst his kingside pawns. But wait – what's the color $? We have a knight vs his dark bishop, which means we're behind on dark but ahead on light. All light belongs to us!!
Dacha Tactics #41 - another smooth dark knockout!
Here, the material is equal, with a slightly more compact pawn structure for black. And how's the color $? The imbalance is knight vs light bishop, which means we are behind on light but ahead on dark. This should serve us well on d4. Also, with the queens facing
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'
