Daily Dacha Tactics
Each day we add a Dacha color-themed tactic for interactive play. Test your color theory and enjoy!
Dacha Tactics #45 - Dzindzi's light saber!
It looks like we have a classic Roman squeeze underway – these rooks on the 8th rank mean business, and white can barely move. And the color money? Well, it's our knight vs his dark bishop, which means we are behind on dark but ahead on light. Let'
Dacha Tactics #44 - Dzindzi's dark knockout blow!
From my coach Roman Dzindzichashvilli. Black just gobbled our pawn on e5. It looks safe at first, but let's look at the color money! It's our knight vs his light bishop, meaning we are behind on light but ahead on dark. His queen is on our
Dacha Tactics #43 - "sleeping knight" gets a good night's sleep in the dark.
This is from a game of mine. After an exciting Budapest gambit skirmish, a strange position has arisen. His king isn't great, but our powerful "sleeping" knight is getting booted. Or is it? Neither side has dark bishops, so dark will always be an important and
Dacha Tactics #42 - "trapped" horsie shows its worth in light.
Not a very difficult one, but instructive, nonetheless. Our knight seems trapped amidst his kingside pawns. But wait – what's the color $? We have a knight vs his dark bishop, which means we're behind on dark but ahead on light. All light belongs to us!!
Dacha Tactics #41 - another smooth dark knockout!
Here, the material is equal, with a slightly more compact pawn structure for black. And how's the color $? The imbalance is knight vs light bishop, which means we are behind on light but ahead on dark. This should serve us well on d4. Also, with the queens facing
Dacha Tactics #40 - smooth dark knockout!
An exciting position! Starting from a YaacAttack Stonewall , where white usually plays on light, the focus here seems to have switched to dark. The color $ will also guide us this way – knight vs his light bishop means that we are -500 light, but +500 on dark. If we take note,
Dacha Tactics #39 - Dark "Parachute" Dacha!
An interesting position from a game of mine. The position seems quiet, and frankly, it'll be painfully quiet once black gets to castle. Any way to prevent it? Well, let's first assess colors, as always. We have a knight vs light bishop, which means we'
Dacha Tactics #38 - Bent Larsen golden bishop queen sacrifice!
Clearly white has an attack. Any knockouts? Well, let's start with colors, naturally. White has more light money and the golden light bishop. Let's have faith in this beacon of light power and make the impossible possible!
Dacha Tactics #37 - Petrosian queen sacrifice is Nehz's inspiration!
Normal position – color money is equal, but as we look further, black has holes on dark. Both on the queenside and kingside. What masks his holes? How to conquer the dark once and for all? This is a Petrosian game, but this day it seems "Iron Tigran" woke
Dacha Tactics #36 - dark and light.
Here we have an interesting position from one of my games. We're down a full rook but about to get some material back - plus a vicious dark attack! Is this enough to mate? Or do we need more...maybe some light tickle too?!
