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Dacha Tactics #133 - Truly Coming Around the Mountain!!

Joshua Kogan
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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 helps defend light around the king. As per usual, we need to use the queen to muster light!! Let's put our queen + bishop combo to work ...

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