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Dacha Tactics #48 - The light straw that broke the dacha's back!

Joshua Kogan
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Dacha Tactics #48 - The light straw that broke the dacha's back!

From a training match vs the super old school legend Igor Bondarevsky. We are black, and White's king is in dire straits. Although we are down material, we have 2 proud Golden bishops to work with. And as we know, the queen is effectively a 3rd bishop! - the color of her choice. With the king on d3, it seems time for the light bishop to join the party, but how?

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