Daily Dacha Tactics
Each day we add a Dacha color-themed tactic for interactive play. Test your color theory and enjoy!
Dacha Tactics #115 - Abe turner - dark scorpion tail!
Here, Mr. Turner is up an exchange, although White has some pawns as compensation. The rook is 750 light / 750 dark, while the light bishop is 1000 light. How do we use our dark advantage? It's a nice blend of precise calculation with a color guide along the
Dacha Tactics #114 - Abe Turner - oozing dark
Recently, I saw some positions from the legendary Abe Turner, a very strong player from the 50s and 60s. Here, Mr. Turner has a golden dark bishop, and White's weak dark squares around the king make for a delicious meal. Our own king isn't too great,
Dacha Tactics #113 - All the players participate in the dacha!!
A cool position I just had in a tournament in Boston. The position is delicate and tense, and the color money is equal. When we look closely, it becomes apparent that light is a key battle – e6 is somewhat weak and pressured by White's rooks. And the light
Dacha Tactics #112 - Golden light bishop doing magic
An incredible idea from a student's game. We are down a queen, but white's king is naked. We also have a golden light bishop lurking and ready. Rxf4 is natural but runs into Qb8 check, picking up the rook. Can our golden light bishop help make
Dacha Tactics #111 - Silent light!!
A cool puzzle I came across, the idea is to form a mating net for black's king. We are up a piece, a golden dark bishop – let's look to use our inherent dark and to infuse with light energy of all our pieces! Rooks, pawns, king.
Dacha Tactics #110 - Dark chocolate ... with a hint of light caramel
A cool position I saw from a game by Levy Rozman, aka "Gothamchess". White's king is under fire and not all that content. Color money? It's our Golden dark bishop vs white's knight. Which means we are ahead on dark, but behind
Dacha Tactics #109 - Queen acts as...
The black king is naked, his forces are sleeping, and the end is near! Color money is our golden dark bishop vs his knight, meaning we are +500 dark but behind on light. How to replenish our light and weave a mating net?
Dacha Tactics #108 - Charlotte's light web
An interesting endgame I came across. Color money is +500 light, -500 dark. The agile knight and its light potential may very well pose issues for the limited white king. That and some dark bricks could be the end! How to tie the noose?
Dacha Tactics #107 - Queen goes back to acting school.
A fairly straightforward position with some color pizazz! White is looking to weave a mating net around the hapless king. He sits on light – how to complete the light dacha?
Dacha Tactics #106 - The light dance!- squeezing that tempo.
A cute puzzle shown to me by a student. The first thing we like to look for is material/color imbalance. All equal! However, there is a facet of white's king being loose and the light squares being sensitive. How to parlay this to the win? Any other
