Daily Dacha Tactics
Each day we add a Dacha color-themed tactic for interactive play. Test your color theory and enjoy!
Dacha Tactics #55 - Oozing dark.
This is from a game of mine in a blitz time scramble. We are up a whole bunch of material, but the a7 pawn is about to queen. The normal response would be Ra2 and trade the rook for the pawn. Is there better? Let color money guide us! We
Dacha Tactics #54 - Soft light tickle!
From a game of my student, Dave Kriewall. Black has a Golden light bishop, and as such, we feel proud and confident on light. White just played Rc2 - a light square and a definite cue for possibilities...
Dacha Tactics #53 - Dzindzi soft dark touch!
Black tried an unorthodox opening against Roman, and it's time to pay the price. Color money is equal. Any weaknesses? Black's king surely looks tender - both on light but particularly that h6 dark nugget looks oh-so tasty. Try to take advantage!
Dacha Tactics #52 - Dzindzi wants the juicy golden bishop!
This was a really cool game I found from ICC where Roman beat a world-class engine (Hiarcs) back in the early 2000s. Lots of light play from both sides, and with the black king not yet castled, it seems f7 is tender. Strike when the iron is hot! Interact with
Dacha Tactics #51 - Bishop pair + passed pawn is too much harmony!!
Here, Roman is Black vs Shimon Kagan, a strong Israeli master. The bishops and queen provide great harmony and lots of light strength in particular, but White is managing to hold on. What can we add to tip the light scale?
Dacha Tactics #50 - Dzindzi's golden bishop and its henchmen!
The knight has entered our position! Both our side of the board as well as our color (light) – a double no-no! We can feel confident that the knight on light will inevitably fall prey to our Golden light bishop and its assistants - the only question is how.
Dacha Tactics #49 - Dzindzi's bear hug on the light squares!
An interesting endgame has arisen, where white has more space and pressure on the queenside pawns. And the color money? It's knight vs dark bishop, which means we are ahead on light but behind on dark. As such, we can feel confident on light and look for targets
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! -
Dacha Tactics #47 - Dzindi's bishop can change colors!
Yes, Roman's bishops have been known to switch colors mid-game – metaphorically, of course. Here, the Black pieces are led by the world-class GM Beliavsky. We would like to end matters with Rh1 to h8, but alas, the queen guard.
Dacha Tactics #46 - Dzindzi's dark shocker!
A truly incredible finish by Dzindzi vs GM Eric Lobron from Germany. Our queen is pinned, and it's up to us to find some rescue magic. Color money indicates that we are ahead on dark, with a nice Golden Dark bishop. Our rook, bishop, Queen, and pawn can
