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The menacing Colle & Zukertort System for the Club Player
Robert Ris
With the moves d4-Nf3-e3-Bd3 White aims for simple piece development and to slowly build up a devastating attack on the kingside!
In this course, two main setups are explained in detail. The Colle-Koltanowski, named after Edgard Colle and George Koltanowski - who developed the system in the 1920s, is based on the move c2-c3 followed by Nbd2 and the pawn break e3-e4. The alternative approach with b2-b3 and fianchettoing the dark-squared bishop is called the Zukertort System and contains much more venom than one may think at first! Both systems are very easy to learn, and hence, a favorite among club players. No learning loads of opening theory, just a simple game plan to go quickly for the kill! Whichever setup you pick: White’s position has a strong foundation, no weaknesses and a firm grip over the centre so we are ready to rock & roll! In this course, all the thematic sacrifices, manoeuvres and other attacking motifs are illustrated by classical games from the past and recent top grandmasters encounters alike!
Contents
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The Colle-Koltanowski System (c3)
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Introduction to White’s basic attacking setup: Colle-Burger
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Various tactical motifs: Colle-Delvaux
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Greek gift: Colle-O’Hanlon
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e4-e5 attacking ideas: Koltanowski-O’Hanlon
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e4-e5 Black’s long-term problems: Maroczy-Singer
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Playing against IQP: Koltanowski-Defosse
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An early …cxd4, exd4: exploiting the e5-square: Ivanisevic-Peng
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Plan dxc5 & b4 – Power of Bishops: Hoexter-Pibernik
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Meran type of ideas with reversed colours: Koellner-Polaczek
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Queenside Majority – Full Board Pressure!: Tartakower-Domenech
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Black plays an early …c5-c4: Przepiorka-Nimzowitsch
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Ne5 & f2-f4 kingside attack: San Marco-Biro
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The Initiative: Lakdawala-Akobian
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Open Centre: Gomez-Martinez
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Rook Lift: Wei Yi-Vidit
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Colle System in World Championship match!: Ding Liren-Nepomniachtchi
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Triangle Variation Reversed – Queenside vs Centre, Basic ideas: Ju Wenjun-Lei Tingjie
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Triangle Variation Reversed – Queenside vs Centre, Modern Theory …g7-g5!?: Abdusattorov-Ding Liren
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The Zukertort System (b3)
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Power of White’s Bishops: Jussupow-Scheeren
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Super GM vs. Amateur – basic ideas explained: Jussupow-Uurits
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A Free Attack!: Maroczy-Blake
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How to anticipate Black’s defensive measures: Bruzon-Anand
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A sensational new interpretation of the Zukertort!: Carlsen-Korobov
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c4-d4 vs. d6-e6 attacking plans for White: Colle-Gruenfeld
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…Ba3 idea, a model game for Black and improvements for White: Bogoljubow-Capablanca
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A repertoire against the King’s Indian: Nakamura-Idani
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A repertoire against Benko/Ben-Oni: Efimenko-Hnydiuk
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Modern Classics (Early c5)
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Zukertort System with b3
