Golden Bishop - oozing dark energies.

IM Yaacov's Hint: Black has a nice golden dark bishop, and with the white king on dark, there promises to be juicy ideas. Also note how white has little to no pawns on dark – i.e., no dark rebuild. Find the knockout blow!

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