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Daily Dacha Tactics

Each day we add a Dacha color-themed tactic for interactive play. Test your color theory and enjoy!

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

Dacha Tactics #133 - Truly Coming Around the Mountain!!
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Dacha Tactics #132 - Gluck Conducting a Light Clinic

Dacha Tactics #132 - Gluck Conducting a Light Clinic
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Dacha Tactics #131 - Proud Dark Knight

Dacha Tactics #131 - Proud Dark Knight
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Dacha Tactics #130 - Light Nibble

Dacha Tactics #130 - Light Nibble
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Dacha Tactics #129 - Ultimate light faith

Dacha Tactics #129 - Ultimate light faith
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Dacha Tactics #128 - Gentle dark nudge

Dacha Tactics #128 - Gentle dark nudge
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Dacha Tactics #127 - Immortal 3 egg omelette breakfast dacha!

Dacha Tactics #127 - Immortal 3 egg omelette breakfast dacha!
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Dacha Tactics #126 - Yehuda displays dark dacha part 2!

Dacha Tactics #126 - Yehuda displays dark dacha part 2!
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Dacha Tactics #125 - Yehuda displays dark dacha

Dacha Tactics #125 - Yehuda displays dark dacha
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Dacha Tactics #124 - Sneaky golden bishop!

Dacha Tactics #124 - Sneaky golden bishop!
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Dacha Tactics #123 - Carlsen gets lost in the dark

Dacha Tactics #123 - Carlsen gets lost in the dark
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Dacha Tactics #122 - Light "Turkey" dacha!"

Dacha Tactics #122 - Light "Turkey" dacha!"
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Dacha Tactics #121 - The wild king: Dark with light intentions part 2

Dacha Tactics #121 - The wild king: Dark with light intentions part 2
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Dacha Tactics #120 - The wild king: Dark with light intentions part 1

Dacha Tactics #120 - The wild king: Dark with light intentions part 1
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Dacha Tactics #119 - Queen and bishop harmony mate in 2!

Dacha Tactics #119 - Queen and bishop harmony mate in 2!
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Dacha Tactics #118 - Silent dark!

Dacha Tactics #118 - Silent dark!
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Dacha Tactics #117 - Pathway to light heaven!

Dacha Tactics #117 - Pathway to light heaven!
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Dacha Tactics #116 - Golden bishop shining bright

Dacha Tactics #116 - Golden bishop shining bright
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Dacha Tactics #115 - Abe turner - dark scorpion tail!

Dacha Tactics #115 - Abe turner - dark scorpion tail!
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Dacha Tactics #114 - Abe Turner - oozing dark

Dacha Tactics #114 - Abe Turner - oozing dark
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Dacha Tactics #113 - All the players participate in the dacha!!

Dacha Tactics #113 - All the players participate in the dacha!!
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Dacha Tactics #112 - Golden light bishop doing magic

Dacha Tactics #112 - Golden light bishop doing magic
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Dacha Tactics #111 - Silent light!!

Dacha Tactics #111 - Silent light!!
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Dacha Tactics #110 - Dark chocolate ... with a hint of light caramel

Dacha Tactics #110 - Dark chocolate ... with a hint of light caramel
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Dacha Tactics #109 - Queen acts as...

Dacha Tactics #109 - Queen acts as...
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Dacha Tactics #108 - Charlotte's light web

Dacha Tactics #108 - Charlotte's light web
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Dacha Tactics #107 - Queen goes back to acting school.

Dacha Tactics #107 - Queen goes back to acting school.
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Dacha Tactics #106 - The light dance!- squeezing that tempo.

Dacha Tactics #106 - The light dance!- squeezing that tempo.
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Dacha Tactics #105 - Knight is the light undertaker...bishop pair mocked!

Dacha Tactics #105 - Knight is the light undertaker...bishop pair mocked!
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Dacha Tactics #104 - Knight got dark bling bling

Dacha Tactics #104 - Knight got dark bling bling
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Dacha Tactics #103 - Cashing in all that dark money

Dacha Tactics #103 - Cashing in all that dark money
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Dacha Tactics #102 - Hips don't lie...same for color money.

Dacha Tactics #102 - Hips don't lie...same for color money.
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Dacha Tactics #101 - The overly eager king.

Dacha Tactics #101 - The overly eager king.
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Dacha Tactics #100 - Dark Zinger.

Dacha Tactics #100 - Dark Zinger.
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Dacha Tactics #99 - Bughouse dacha.

Dacha Tactics #99 - Bughouse dacha.
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Dacha Tactics #98 - Classic light faith.

Dacha Tactics #98 - Classic light faith.
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Dacha Tactics #97 - Unlocking the gates.

Dacha Tactics #97 - Unlocking the gates.
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Dacha Tactics #96 - Dark medley.

Dacha Tactics #96 - Dark medley.
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Dacha Tactics #95 - Dark surprise - not a coincidence.

Dacha Tactics #95 - Dark surprise - not a coincidence.
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Dacha Tactics #94 - Earthquake Dacha!

Dacha Tactics #94 - Earthquake Dacha!
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Dacha Tactics #93 - Bronstein opens the dark flood gates.

Dacha Tactics #93 - Bronstein opens the dark flood gates.
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Dacha Tactics #92 - Dark highway to Rome.

Dacha Tactics #92 - Dark highway to Rome.
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Dacha Tactics #91 - Extreme light faith.

Dacha Tactics #91 - Extreme light faith.
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Dacha Tactics #90 - Dark money taken to the bank.

Dacha Tactics #90 - Dark money taken to the bank.
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Dacha Tactics #89 - rarest of rare -- dark Dacha stairway to heaven!

I just came across this position and it is a beautiful one. The black king is a sitting dark duck on a1 but for now it seems mostly safe. Clearly the goal will be to lock up the black king with the knight, bishop – and hopefully the king. Let'

Dacha Tactics #89 - rarest of rare -- dark Dacha stairway to heaven!
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Dacha Tactics #88 - dark pin, forks and spoons galore!

Dacha Tactics #88 - dark pin, forks and spoons galore!
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Dacha Tactics #87 - full light explosion in real time

Dacha Tactics #87 - full light explosion in real time
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Dacha Tactics #86 - the sleeper Golden Bishop

Dacha Tactics #86 - the sleeper Golden Bishop
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Dacha Tactics #85 - light bishop turns dark

Dacha Tactics #85 - light bishop turns dark
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Dacha Tactics #84 - Dark investments paying light dividends

Dacha Tactics #84 - Dark investments paying light dividends
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Dacha Tactics #83 - Lil August creating dark magic -- Part 2

Dacha Tactics #83 - Lil August creating dark magic -- Part 2
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Dacha Tactics #82 - Lil August creating dark magic -- Part 1

Dacha Tactics #82 - Lil August creating dark magic -- Part 1
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Dacha Tactics #81 - GothemChess topples the light resistence

Dacha Tactics #81 - GothemChess topples the light resistence
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Dacha Tactics #80 - Hikaru unleashes the Golden Bishop

Dacha Tactics #80 - Hikaru unleashes the Golden Bishop
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Dacha Tactics #79 - yearning for dark, purest of pure

Dacha Tactics #79 - yearning for dark, purest of pure
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Dacha Tactics #78 - light peekabo Dacha

Dacha Tactics #78 - light peekabo Dacha
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Dacha Tactics #77 - oozing light!

Dacha Tactics #77 - oozing light!
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Dacha Tactics #76 - Final light straw!!

Dacha Tactics #76 - Final light straw!!
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Dacha Tactics #75 - Dark dacha by hook or by crook.

Dacha Tactics #75 - Dark dacha by hook or by crook.
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Dacha Tactics #74 - King and knight heroic dark!!

Dacha Tactics #74 - King and knight heroic dark!!
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Dacha Tactics #73 - Extreme Dark Faith

Dacha Tactics #73 - Extreme Dark Faith
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Dacha Tactics #72 - Carlsen hiccup!! dark pawn dacha.

Dacha Tactics #72 - Carlsen hiccup!! dark pawn dacha.
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Dacha Tactics #71 - Dark splash!

Dacha Tactics #71 - Dark splash!
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Dacha Tactics #70 - Immortal dacha walk!

Dacha Tactics #70 - Immortal dacha walk!
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Dacha Tactics #69 - The light straw that broke the camel's back

Dacha Tactics #69 - The light straw that broke the camel's back
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Dacha Tactics #68 - Golden light bishop lurking!

Dacha Tactics #68 - Golden light bishop lurking!
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Dacha Tactics #67 - Light Zwischenzug - with dark intentions

Dacha Tactics #67 - Light Zwischenzug - with dark intentions
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Dacha Tactics #66 - Dark blow - not a coincidence

Dacha Tactics #66 - Dark blow - not a coincidence
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Dacha Tactics #65 - Light with Dark intentions!

Dacha Tactics #65 - Light with Dark intentions!
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Dacha Tactics #64 - Bobby Pin

Dacha Tactics #64 - Bobby Pin
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Dacha Tactics #63 - Fischer's Light Shocker!

Dacha Tactics #63 - Fischer's Light Shocker!
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Dacha Tactics #62 - Fischer's oozing light.

Dacha Tactics #62 - Fischer's oozing light.
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Dacha Tactics #61 - Fischer's dark shocker!

Dacha Tactics #61 - Fischer's dark shocker!
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Dacha Tactics #60 - Golden Dark bishop strikes in endgame!

Dacha Tactics #60 - Golden Dark bishop strikes in endgame!
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Dacha Tactics #59 - The queen acts as a ........

Dacha Tactics #59 - The queen acts as a ........
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Dacha Tactics #58 - Endgame finesse - yearning for light harmony.

Dacha Tactics #58 - Endgame finesse - yearning for light harmony.
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Dacha Tactics #57 - Golden light bishop shows what it's got!

Dacha Tactics #57 - Golden light bishop shows what it's got!
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Dacha Tactics #56 - a dark shocker -- a dacha special!!

Dacha Tactics #56 - a dark shocker -- a dacha special!!
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Dacha Tactics #55 - Oozing dark.

Dacha Tactics #55 - Oozing dark.
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Dacha Tactics #54 - Soft light tickle!

Dacha Tactics #54 - Soft light tickle!
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Dacha Tactics #53 - Dzindzi soft dark touch!

Dacha Tactics #53 - Dzindzi soft dark touch!
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Dacha Tactics #52 - Dzindzi wants the juicy golden bishop!

Dacha Tactics #52 - Dzindzi wants the juicy golden bishop!
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Dacha Tactics #51 - Bishop pair + passed pawn is too much harmony!!

Dacha Tactics #51 - Bishop pair + passed pawn is too much harmony!!
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Dacha Tactics #50 - Dzindzi's golden bishop and its henchmen!

Dacha Tactics #50 - Dzindzi's golden bishop and its henchmen!
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Dacha Tactics #49 - Dzindzi's bear hug on the light squares!

Dacha Tactics #49 - Dzindzi's bear hug on the light squares!
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Dacha Tactics #48 - The light straw that broke the dacha's back!

Dacha Tactics #48 - The light straw that broke the dacha's back!
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Dacha Tactics #47 - Dzindi's bishop can change colors!

Dacha Tactics #47 - Dzindi's bishop can change colors!
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Dacha Tactics #46 - Dzindzi's dark shocker!

Dacha Tactics #46 - Dzindzi's dark shocker!
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Dacha Tactics #45 - Dzindzi's light saber!

Dacha Tactics #45 - Dzindzi's light saber!
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Dacha Tactics #44 - Dzindzi's dark knockout blow!

Dacha Tactics #44 - Dzindzi's dark knockout blow!
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Dacha Tactics #43 - "sleeping knight" gets a good night's sleep in the dark.

Dacha Tactics #43 - "sleeping knight" gets a good night's sleep in the dark.
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Dacha Tactics #42 - "trapped" horsie shows its worth in light.

Dacha Tactics #42 - "trapped" horsie shows its worth in light.
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Dacha Tactics #41 - another smooth dark knockout!

Dacha Tactics #41 - another smooth dark knockout!
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Dacha Tactics #40 - smooth dark knockout!

Dacha Tactics #40 - smooth dark knockout!
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Dacha Tactics #39 - Dark "Parachute" Dacha!

Dacha Tactics #39 - Dark "Parachute" Dacha!
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Dacha Tactics #38 - Bent Larsen golden bishop queen sacrifice!

Dacha Tactics #38 - Bent Larsen golden bishop queen sacrifice!
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Dacha Tactics #37 - Petrosian queen sacrifice is Nehz's inspiration!

Dacha Tactics #37 - Petrosian queen sacrifice is Nehz's inspiration!
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Dacha Tactics #36 - dark and light.

Dacha Tactics #36 - dark and light.
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Dacha Tactics #35 - Nezh's dark magic!

A classic Nezh game here. The position looks normal and a sane player would try and save the queen. However this is Nezh, and to boot -- the dark squares on black's kingside are looking fine and tasty today. How to proceed? Try and procure the Nezh dark

Dacha Tactics #35 - Nezh's dark magic!
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Dacha Tactics #34 - cracking Naroditsky with strict cheesecake dark dacha.

A juicy smooth cheesecake has arisen. Where to look for plans? Well the color money is equal. However there are some weak dark squares in question --and with black's bishop on g7 relatively sleeping, our dark bishop on a3 is ready to pounce! Interact with the puzzle below.

Dacha Tactics #34 - cracking Naroditsky with strict cheesecake dark dacha.