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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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#18 Capablanca Light Square Tease Dacha

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover a color-themed game by Capablanca on the light squares.

#18 Capablanca Light Square Tease Dacha
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#17 Capa the sleeping giant shows off his shiny bishop pair

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover playing with the bishop pair Dacha style!

#17 Capa the sleeping giant shows off his shiny bishop pair
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#16 Dark with light intentions , immortal Zugzwang and sleeping bishop!!

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover the power of the "sleeping" bishop and the immortal Zugzwang.

#16 Dark with light intentions , immortal Zugzwang and sleeping bishop!!
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#15 Nimzovitch shows us how a blockade is done -- with a smooth dacha twist!

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover the famous blockage technique – Dacha style!

#15 Nimzovitch shows us how a blockade is done -- with a smooth dacha twist!
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#14 Akiba Rubinstein vs. Karel Hromadka

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, with IM Elijah Logozar.

#14 Akiba Rubinstein vs. Karel Hromadka
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#13 Akiba Rubenstein's Slow Squeeze and Fireworks

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover playing with the bishop pair.

#13 Akiba Rubenstein's Slow Squeeze and Fireworks
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#12 Frank Marshall Introduces Pipe Dacha

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover inspirational color trades.

#12 Frank Marshall Introduces Pipe Dacha
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#11 Maroczy Shows Off His Knights and Dark $

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover outplaying the bishop pair.

#11 Maroczy Shows Off His Knights and Dark $
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#10 Schlechter's Dark Dacha

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll cover some color-themed Schlechter games with NM Elijah Logozar.

#10 Schlechter's Dark Dacha
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#9 Lasker Shows Off His Sleeping Knight

Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess.  In this lesson, we'll share lessons on a sleeping knight's influence on color dynamics and positional color sacs.

#9 Lasker Shows Off His Sleeping Knight