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25 Free Tactics! Week #2
Hi everyone! To celebrate the beginning of 2025, we'll be offering 25 of our tactics for free – little by little – over the next several weeks. This is week #2. 🎯Tactic #114 - "Abe Turner - oozing dark"🎯Tactic #113 - "All the players participate in
Another video lesson posted!
We've added a new video lesson highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch IM Yaacov go through some of his online blitz games with an instructive classic knight vs bishop duels. Enjoy! Have you seen our new membership tiers? If you've been considering membership,
25 Free Tactics! Week #1
We just added 4 new color-themed tactics to the academy! To celebrate the beginning of 2025, we'll be offering 25 of our tactics for free – little by little – over the next several weeks. This is week #1. 🎯Tactic #118 - "Silent Dark"🎯Tactic #117 - "
Dacha Tactics #118 - Silent dark!
Student Shimmy has the white pieces. The black king is surely getting feisty... to the naked eye it sits pretty on f4. Or does it? Color money is we're ahead on light but behind on dark. Maybe, just maybe, we can rebuild dark and tie the noose around
Dacha Tactics #117 - Pathway to light heaven!
Our Caro Kann has been a massive success. The white king is hanging on by a thread! Note how color money is equal, but neither side has a light bishop. If we can overtake light, that might just be the end. Everyone should join the light party!
Dacha Tactics #116 - Golden bishop shining bright
This was a cool position that arose from a healthy "Cheesecake dacha". My bishop pair rakes the board, and the black king is under fire. Note, we have a golden light bishop, and +$500 light money. Find the light knockout!
Dacha Tactics #115 - Abe turner - dark scorpion tail!
Here, Mr. Turner is up an exchange, although White has some pawns as compensation. The rook is 750 light / 750 dark, while the light bishop is 1000 light. How do we use our dark advantage? It's a nice blend of precise calculation with a color guide along the
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YaacAttack Chess Academy with IM Yaacov and NM Logozar.
Dacha Tactics #114 - Abe Turner - oozing dark
Recently, I saw some positions from the legendary Abe Turner, a very strong player from the 50s and 60s. Here, Mr. Turner has a golden dark bishop, and White's weak dark squares around the king make for a delicious meal. Our own king isn't too great,
