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3 More Dacha Tactics!!
🔥We have added 3 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 "Carlsen gets lost in the dark" IM Yaacov's
Dacha Tactics #124 - Sneaky golden bishop!
Cute tactic I came across! We are down a rook but have a golden dark bishop and the black king and queens both sit on dark – a good omen for us! We have a queen and pawns to help as well. Let's get creative and tie the noose
Dacha Tactics #123 - Carlsen gets lost in the dark
This was a cool game I came across with Carlsen as the white pieces and the very strong GM Peter Svidler as the black. Carlsen is +1000 light, Svidler+1000 dark. Carlsen's last move was Qf5 (light!), but it leaves an opening to a crushing dark rejoinder. In
Dacha Tactics #122 - Light "Turkey" dacha!"
Had this vs an Australian GM. It started in a Budapest gambit, and despite looking fairly quiet, there is a color imbalance! It's our Knight vs his dark bishop, which means we're -500 dark but +500 light. Note that his king is on light; the light
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YaacAttack Chess Academy with IM Yaacov and NM Logozar.
3 More Dacha Tactics!!
🔥We have added 3 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 "Queen and Bishop Harmony - Mate in 2!" IM Yaacov&
Dacha Tactics #121 - The wild king: Dark with light intentions part 2
Our king has invaded on dark and proven Black's pieces feeble as can be. However, how to overcome the light resistance? Classically, when we dominate one color, we can extend our lead onto the other color. Sometimes, it's the quietest of moves that tips the opponent
Dacha Tactics #120 - The wild king: Dark with light intentions part 1
Here we have a fascinating position taken from a variation in my game (the next puzzle is the game itself!). Color money? We have opposite colored bishops, so we are +1000 dark but -1000 light. Our king is ferocious - and would love nothing more than to continue the invasion
Dacha Tactics #119 - Queen and bishop harmony mate in 2!
A very interesting puzzle I came across. The goal is to mate in 2 moves. We have a nice golden light bishop, so classically, the queen will want to act as a dark bishop. Our king is on-site and helps out in some key situations. Let's pick out
