Daily Dacha Tactics
Each day we add a Dacha color-themed tactic for interactive play. Test your color theory and enjoy!
Dacha Tactics #105 - Knight is the light undertaker...bishop pair mocked!
An interesting endgame from a blitz game of mine. It's an endgame where we battle the feared bishop pair. We have some things going for us, though! Our mini dark bishops do a nice job of replenishing the lack of a dark bishop. And we are +500 light!
Dacha Tactics #104 - Knight got dark bling bling
Here's a cool position I saw from a blitz game with the legendary Hikaru Nakamura manning the white pieces. At first glance, we notice the d5 pawn is loose, but the knight on c5 is somewhat loose, and the b3 pawn is not fully secure either. What'
Dacha Tactics #103 - Cashing in all that dark money
A short but sweet tactic I recently had. As always, we begin with color money. The imbalance is our dark bishop vs his light, which gives us +1000 dark edge (albeit -1000 light). White's pawns appear healthy, but with a huge dark edge; looks can be deceiving. Find
Dacha Tactics #102 - Hips don't lie...same for color money.
This was from the 2013 world championship Carlsen vs Anand , Anand is black. A complex position has arisen where white has the bishop pair, but we have extra light money with our knight vs dark bishop. How useful or relevant is this? Are there any stray pieces, pawns on light?
Dacha Tactics #101 - The overly eager king.
Here we are up a pawn vs a strong GM. Color money is equal, but both sides are missing their dark bishop, so naturally, dark will be a focal point. Black's king on e5 seemingly acts as a dark bishop – how to overtake the dark and prove that
Dacha Tactics #100 - Dark Zinger.
A simple but elegant example of a golden dark bishop ready to show its chops. Find the knockout!
Dacha Tactics #99 - Bughouse dacha.
An interesting position has arisen, and we are looking to muster pressure vs the cramped White's king. Where to start? There are no clear weaknesses, and color money is equal. Upon closer look, though, our pieces are all focused on light so practically we have some *dynamic* light
Dacha Tactics #98 - Classic light faith.
A juicy tactic I came across. The color money is palpable, with white being +1000 light and -1000 dark. It would seem that black's f7 brick is the last vestige of light resistance. How to break through?
Dacha Tactics #97 - Unlocking the gates.
A cool position I saw in a game, with the tricky GM Daniel Naroditsky manning the black pieces. We are down a rook, but lots of pressure on the white king. And the color money? Well, leaving the rook deficit aside, we have a golden dark bishop vs light – bishop
Dacha Tactics #96 - Dark medley.
A classic puzzle with some unique twists. Thinking of the color ideas gives it more flavor and can offer guidance, too! We are down 3 pawns but looking to hold on. And color money? We are ahead on dark by 1000$, with a fancy golden dark bishop. Black's
