Monday, June 29, 2009

The Colle System D05 - Opening Theory

 

Colle System Chess Opening Resources


Wikipedia Page 
A good tool for avoiding book variations, for blitz play , or for forcing opponents to think for themselves early on. These days it is considered totally innocuous, and is rarely seen at Master level or above.
Colle system
D05 Sub-variants:

Queen's pawn game
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6

Queen's pawn game, Zukertort variation
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. b3

Queen's pawn game
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3

Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3
Colle system

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 



BOOKS (Free)


The Rubinstein Attack - A Chess Opening Strategy for White - 25 page PDF book by Eric Schiller
(Known by many names including Colle with b3, Modern Colle, Yusupov-Rubinstein Variation,
Rubinstein Opening, Zukertort-Rubinstein Opening and Zukertort-Yusupov Opening)


Colle Chess Articles

Quick-Start Guide to the Colle Zukertort, a Chess Opening System for Players of Any Strength - article on Chess.com (Opening Guide)
1.d4 d5 Black Repertoire - Lecture -Kenilworth Chess Club Lecture by FM Steve Stoyko
Colle System: A Simple, Strong Opening Choice - Chessable Blog Opening Guide 


Colle System (Underrated Opening)  - opening Guide w/ Embedded Video - Remote Chess Academy
Colle System Chess Opening Part-2 - Remote Chess Academy

Play The Solid Colle System!  - Opening Guide - IM Alberto Chueca


Colle Lichess Studies 


Colle Study  - 8 chapters
Colle System  - 4 Chapter Study (50 hearts)
Basics of The Colle system - 7 Chapter Study


Colle and Colle–Zukertort System  - 6 Chapter Study (45 hearts) (Annotated Games)
Colle system Zukertort variation (b3 variation) - 4 Chapter Study 

Listudy 

Colle-Zukertort System - Short and Sweet Intro  -  15 Chapters to Study and Practice w/Tests

Puzzles


LiChess Colle Puzzles - 3131 Puzzles

Chessgames.com

Queen's Pawn Game (D05) 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e3 e6 - 2194 games 
Colle System Classics (Koltanowski variation)  - 21 Games
D05/A46_Colle Zukertort (the b3-Colle)  - 115 Games
Queen's Pawn Game (D05)   - 15 Annotated games


Colle Chess Video Lessons

Phoenix Attack Variation of the Colle System - 10 Min
The Zukertort Variation of the Colle System - 10 Min Video
Best Chess Openings 😲 Colle-Zukertort System - 15 Min GM Polgar
Colle Zukertort System | Great Opening to improve as a Chess player - 33 Min NM Ramirez
How to Play the Colle Zukertort || Basic Tips and Tricks - 11 Min NM Lei
Simon Williams - The Colle-Koltanowski System - 10 Min GM Simon Williams
Chess Stream #65 A Lesson in the Colle-Zukertort System - 40 Min GM Simon Williams
Win with the Colle Opening by IM Andrew Martin - 15 Min
Colle system pt1: Whites plan against annoying Bf5 - 15 Min
Colle system pt2: Whites plan against annoying Bg4 - 10 Min
Colle system pt3: Whites plan against annoying 3..g6 - 11 Min
Opening Basics #36: Colle system - 40 Min
Opening Basics #37: Colle-Zukertort system - 64 Min


Colle Chess Traps

Colle System: A simple opening trap -  4 Min
Opening Traps in Colle System | Rubinstein vs Blumenfeld | Sankt Petersburg 1906 - 15 Min

St Louis Chess Club Video Lessons

Club Players Love the Colle and Sveshnikov | Two Wrongs Make a Knight - 46 Min

Colle System  - 16 Video Playlist  - Chess School


PGN Game Downloads

Colle-pg.zip - 790 Games from the U of Pitt archive


Dark forest with Chess pieces walking down a path with famous Michael Tal Quote.