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Dacha Tactics #7

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Dacha Tactics #7

Here white has a roaming pair of bishops. But the first thing to look at is which one is the REAL dangerous of the 2, notably the Golden bishop. Since black does not have a dark bishop , our dark bishop is unopposed and Golden. We must believe in it and work to make it decisive! So -- what lies between our Golden bishop ( and dark queen!!) And his hapless king on dark? Simply the rook on f6 and g7 measly, (but annoying!) dark brick. The Qf8 is helping support these 2 dark units too. Let's search for ways to break down the dark resistance ...

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