Pieces & Activity

What is a colorbound in chess?

  • Pieces
  • Activity
  • Coordination

Colorbound is a piece-play concept: colourbound. The property of a piece to access only squares of one color. In standard chess, each bishop is colorbound to either the white or black squares. Ask whether the piece is active, coordinated, and serving a real plan.

What to look for on the board

  • Your least active piece.
  • Open lines and strong squares.
  • Whether pieces coordinate on the same target.

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