Color Complexes - Chess Theory

 

Color Complex Chess Resources

Books (Free)

Free Lesson: Light & Dark Magic - Color Complexes in Chess - FREE Chessable Course by GM Axel Smith (A free chapter from his Main Course)

Chess Color Complex Articles

Color Complex in Chess - Chessbase India Article w/ 2 Nice annotated games
Taking Advantage of the Weak Square Complex - Ichess Article w/ Annotated game
Weak squares - Large Exeter CC Articles with Many Annotated Games

Yaacov Norowitz Lecture on Color Complexes - Kenilworth CC Lecture

COLOR COMPLEXES AND THE BANGIEV METHOD - Article Explaining in Layman's Terms IM Bangeiv's Square Strategy Method

Game Database

Weak color complex - Chessgames.com Collection of 3 Games showing Examples of Weak Colors
Weak Squares - Chessgames.com Collection of 15 games

Color Complex LiChess Studies

Weak color complex - 5 Chapter Study
Weak Squares and Color Complexes - 2 Chapter Study (Explanation and 1 Game)

Color Complex Video Lessons

Color Complexes: Strong Pieces and Weak Squares! - 14 Min
Color Complexes Simplified - 40 Min
Chess Improvement Game: Bishops and Color Complexes - 14 Min
Lesson 9 - Weak Colour Complex - Higher-Level Chess Course - 21 Min

MKS Chess

Chess lesson : square strategy theory - 15 Min
Chess lesson : square strategy theory - basic principles - 25 Min
Chess lesson : square strategy theory, basics_2 - 7 Min
Chess lesson : square strategy theory, basics_3 - 10 Min
Chess Lesson : Square strategy theory - the control zone - 13 Min
Chess lesson : Square Strategy Theory - complete game - 20 Min

IM Yaccov Norowitz

Chess Harmony EXPLAINED - 12 Min
IM Yaacov Norowitz Harmony in Chess Part 1 - 19 Min
IM Yaacov Norowitz Teaches Harmony in Chess Part 2 - 15 Min

How Fighting for Color Complexes and Squares Leads to Winning Positions - FM Peter Giannatos Charlotte CC
Attacking a Color Complex - GM Sam Shankland - 43 Min  ST. Louis Chess Club

Chess Strategy - Weak Color Complex in the Endgame - 9 Min

Game Videos

Magnus Carlsen shows us a simple light-square strategy | 44th Chess Olympiad - 20 Min