Originally posted by bassoColor Complexes are an interesting thing (and one I don't often look for). However consider the Sicillian Dragon. Black plays c5, finachettos his bishop and castles short (in general). To attack that, white attacks the dark squares surrounding the king. Often, the first step is to remove blacks primary defender of the dark squares, the g7 bishop! After that he will sac a pawn to invade with his heavy pieces. I consider color complexes mainly when I am attacking a king, I then try to concentrate my efforts on squares of a color that the defender does not have a bishop to defend. In many ways this can make it seem as if you have an extra attacker (the defenders remaining bishop can do nothing).
This concept is very interesting . . . and very new to me. Where can I read more about this aspect of play? Thanks.
Silman covers the subject in his Reaccess your chess book, but the best writing on the subject I have ever read is a chapter in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach by FM Sunil Weeramantry.