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Dacha Tactics #93 - Bronstein opens the dark flood gates.

Joshua Kogan
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Dacha Tactics #93 - Bronstein opens the dark flood gates.

A normal quiet-looking position, but not if your name is David "the sorcerer" Bronstein. Let's use colors to follow suit! Here, the color money is equal, but do note how there is so much pent-up energy on dark – ng4 tickling f2, queen tickling dark diagonal, Bg7 roaring, and last but not least the ra8 laying its eyes on whites resisting dark bishop. How to make all the puzzle pieces click?


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