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Another video lesson posted!
YaacAttack Chess Academy with IM Yaacov and NM Logozar.
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It's time to jump in. New Video Lesson! We've added a new video lesson highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch IM Yaacov go through some of his online blitz games with spicy dacha endgame mates and learning from the great Lajos Portisch. Enjoy!
New Tactics & Video Lessons!
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out twelve new tactics, and see if you solve this new one we added, below: New Videos! We've added a new video lesson highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch IM Yaacov go
Dacha Tactics #89 - rarest of rare -- dark Dacha stairway to heaven!
I just came across this position and it is a beautiful one. The black king is a sitting dark duck on a1 but for now it seems mostly safe. Clearly the goal will be to lock up the black king with the knight, bishop – and hopefully the king. Let'
New Tactics & Video Lessons!
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out the seven new tactics, and see if you remember how to solve this oldie but goodie, below: New Videos! We've added a new video lesson highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch
New Tactics & Video Lessons!
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out the new tactics, and see if you remember how to solve this oldie but goodie, below: New Videos! We've added three new video lessons highlighting Dacha themes in some very interesting games. Watch IM
New Tactics & Video Lessons
Have you been keeping up with your Dacha tactics? Be sure to check out the new tactics, and see if you remember how to solve this oldie but goodie, below: Bobby Fischer's Dacha Knock-outs! We've added three new video lessons highlighting Dacha themes in some very
Dacha Tactics #59 - The queen acts as a ........
Black's king is under fire. However, there is a slight hiccup – the f4 dark nugget is forking out Queen and Rook. We must be accurate in how we proceed. Maybe a bit of light from the light Bishop... and dark?? Let's be imaginative and unearth dark
Dacha Wins at World Chessboxing Championship!
Two of IM Yaacov's students won gold in the 2023 World Chessboxing Championship! 💥"Yaacov was the key piece in helping me win the 2023 Chessboxing World Championship! I was able to immediately apply what I learned from our lessons, and did in fact apply them to win
2 More Dacha Video Lessons!
🔥We have added 2 new color-themed Dacha video lessons since our last newsletter! Have you been keeping up with your sparring practice? In this episode: The legendary Spassky shows us how to use a hidden light advantage... 🔥Check out the Academy here. Not ready to sign up? Taste our Dacha
2 More Dacha Video Lessons!!
🔥We have added 2 new color-themed Dacha video lessons since our last newsletter! Have you been keeping up with your sparring practice? In this episode: The legendary Spassky shows us how to use a hidden light advantage... 🔥Check out the Academy here. Not ready to sign up? Taste our Dacha
12 More Dacha Tactics!!
🔥We have added 12 new color-themed Dacha tactics since our last newsletter! Have you been keeping up with your sparring practice? If you haven't been keeping up, here's an interesting tactic that we call "Dacha Color Harmony and the Sleeping Knight." Hint: After an
12 More Dacha Tactics!
🔥We have added 12 new color-themed Dacha tactics since our last newsletter! Have you been keeping up with your sparring practice? If you haven't been keeping up, here's an interesting tactic that we call "Dacha Color Harmony and the Sleeping Knight." Hint: After an
Dacha Tactics #43 - "sleeping knight" gets a good night's sleep in the dark.
This is from a game of mine. After an exciting Budapest gambit skirmish, a strange position has arisen. His king isn't great but our powerful "sleeping" knight is getting booted. Or is it? Neither side has dark bishops so dark will always be an important and
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🔥We are happy to announce that the YAACATTACK Academy has launched. We are in full effect, and we're offering your first month free for all membership tiers – no monkey business! Check out the Academy here. Not sure? Taste our Dacha approach first with free videos and free tactics.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#46 A Colorful Grunfeld
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.
#45 Blitz battles -- some light tickles , an extreme dark inspiration from Petrosian , and battling vs 3(!!) Queens successful
Continue learning IM Yaacov Norowitz's unique "Dacha" style of chess. In this lesson, Yaacov applies Dacha color theory live in real-time blitz.
#44 Queen sacrifice extravaganza... Tigran Petrosian queen sacrifice for dark, Bent Larsen repays the favor on light!
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.
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 #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.