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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 #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.
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Dacha Tactics #33 - king shows dark chops to hold draw!

White's bishop looks trapped. Is there a form of escape or is it simply over? Let's look at color $ -- both have light bishops, neither have dark. If there is hope -- it will be on dark. But how? Let's dig deep for underground

Dacha Tactics #33 - king shows dark chops to hold draw!