colour complex
“Mecking does not understand the significance of weak and strong squares. I have played him three times. In 1969 he lost to me owing to the weakness of his light squares. A year later he presented me with all the dark squares and again suffered defeat. And in the San Antonio tournament of 1972, Grandmaster Mecking again let me have dark-square control, and with it – victory. What distinguishes Mecking is lively piece play, but he has no genuine grasp of the underlying nature of a position; this is what makes me have doubts about his future as a player.” – Tigran PETROSIAN.
- You can dominate a weak square, or a few weak squares. When the weak squares are all of the same colour, we say that your strategy is to dominate a colour complex (Bernstein-Mieses). The domination of a colour complex often depends on the balance of Bishops on the board — especially if the defending side has only one bad Bishop.
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