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IM Yaacov Battles Magnus!! See the game!
That's right. Magnus is confronted once again with the force of Dacha! There's a lot to learn from this one. Imagine you're playing as black. Magnus just moved. What's your move? Check to see if it matches IM Yaacov's. New
Dacha Tactics #135 - Queen is a Zebra
An interesting position from a blitz game of mine. Black has the bishop pair, while we have a knight and a light bishop. What does that mean for color money? Well, a knight versus a dark bishop means he has more dark, we have more light. How to put it
Dacha Tactics #134 - Extreme Dark Faith
A cool position from a recent blitz game of mine. There is a lot of chaos, but one of the clear themes is our golden dark bishop breathing down the white king's neck, most noticeably on g3 and h2. We can feel confident that something juicy awaits us!
New Slow-Play Video Lesson!
🔥We have just added a new video lesson of IM Yaacov playing and discussing (with color themes) several slow-paced live games! Would you like a chance to have a one-on-one mini-Zoom session with IM Yaacov? Submit your best color-themed Dacha-style tactic to us, as a PGN file. IM Yaacov will
Dacha Tactic
🔥Keep your Dacha color theory eyes sharp with this Dacha tactic! Light with DARK intentions. IM Yaacov's Hint: A complex position. We could start calculating and crunching variations. Well, bravo for that! But – even better, let's have colors be our guide. To start – what is the
4 More Dacha Tactics!!
🔥We have added 4 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 "Truly Coming Around the Mountain!!" IM Yaacov's Hint:
Dacha Tactics #133 - Truly Coming Around the Mountain!!
This was a cool battle vs Canadian GM Mark Bluvshtein with a truly unique finish. The game started with a juicy Budapest. We're far down material, but his king is on its last legs. Surprisingly, the finish isn't easy because of the golden light bishop, which
Dacha Tactics #132 - Gluck Conducting a Light Clinic
Gluck is back in action. We have an attack on the white king, and the question now is to find the knockout. Neither side has a light bishop, so that's naturally an attractive color to take over and complete our dacha! All the blows will be on light
Dacha Tactics #131 - Proud Dark Knight
Cool endgame from a game of student Dudi. It looks equal, but white's king has really gone on a journey! The color money? Our knight vs light bishop means we are ahead 500$ dark. And our mini light bishop provides excellent harmony. As such, the king on e5,
