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Welcome to the YAACATTACK Academy video lessons. Embark on a transformative journey to elevate your chess prowess. Start with our foundational video and progress through the series. As you immerse yourself, the Dacha approach—melding strategy, tactics, and color theory—will become second nature. Envision each move as laying down bricks, building your Dacha masterpiece on the chessboard, guided by the nuances of light and dark squares.

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#56 Blitz battles - Epic match vs Australian GM -- the queen keeps acting as a dark bishop!

#56 Blitz battles - Epic match vs Australian GM -- the queen keeps acting as a dark bishop!
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#55 Petrosian gives us a clinic in Golden Bishop

#55 Petrosian gives us a clinic in Golden Bishop
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#54 Blitz! Trapping rooks in broad daylight, battling GingerGm and a spicy knight Vs. bishop endgame!

#54 Blitz! Trapping rooks in broad daylight, battling GingerGm and a spicy knight Vs. bishop endgame!
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#53 Welcome back Hans! Featuring YaacAttack dark with light intentions

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz. A blast from the past!  Wacth IM Yaacov square-off with Hans over the board in 2019.  Two strong players head-to-head. Yvette Fannell was live.

#53 Welcome back Hans! Featuring YaacAttack dark with light intentions
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#52 Blitz Battles--Soft light touch in pawn endgame, and queen sacrifice vs young Hungarian prodigy GM Gledura

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.

#52 Blitz Battles--Soft light touch in pawn endgame, and queen sacrifice vs young Hungarian prodigy GM Gledura
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#51 Blitz battles featuring Black and White Cookie dacha with a pawn endgame & a swindle finale!

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.

#51 Blitz battles featuring Black and White Cookie dacha with a pawn endgame & a swindle finale!
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#50 Golden Anniversary!! Featuring the Gold Coin dark dacha brilliancy, and it's successors

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, we'll cover a classical color-themed Dacha battle between two greats.

#50 Golden Anniversary!! Featuring the Gold Coin dark dacha brilliancy, and it's successors
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#49 Blitz battles Featuring fancy knight dacha, 3 pieces vs queen (!!) and some instructive rook endgames

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.

#49 Blitz battles Featuring fancy knight dacha, 3 pieces vs queen (!!) and some instructive rook endgames
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#48 Blitz! The ultimate knight vs bishop duels

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.

#48 Blitz! The ultimate knight vs bishop duels
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#47 Petrosian vs. Smyslov - Light and Dark!

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover a classical color-themed Dacha battle between two greats.

#47 Petrosian vs. Smyslov - Light and Dark!