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Back in the 1970s and 80s I remember George Koltanowski's SF Chronicle pushing the Colle system for players who get bored with studying openings, or just don't want to invest that time. On the downside, if you don't play it just right black easily gets equality.
I'm just coming back from a 20 year hiatus in serious play. I can't find many recent games in the opening. I read somewhere that GM's don't play it because it's "not challenging."
Does anybody here play it? Are you happy with it?
You may find reading the following thread helpful.
Although most of it's content focused on the Colle-Zuckertort variation, several posts discussed the Colle proper.
Thread 66186
Originally posted by KunsooThe book by Broznik on it is an excellent effort
Well, here's the wikipedia entry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colle_System
It's basically an alternative to the Queen's Gambit when black plays d5 after 1.d4.
edit: sorry, I meant to reply on the original post
I use it all the time, but change to the Queen's gambit if the game dictates. If black miss plays a couple of moves, it can get ugly for them quickly.
I like to play the Colle, because it usually leads to a bishop or knight sacrifice in the early middle game. While I am definitely more cavalier OTB, I do enjoy throwing the pieces around even here on RHP. Unfortunately, more often than not at my own expense. But enjoy a more wide open exciting game.
Originally posted by KunsooFormer Women's World Champion Susan Polgar plays the Colle and has a DVD about how to play the opening. I don't know if he is still active, but IM Doug Root played it often and with success. There are several books available about the Colle System, including "The Ultimate Colle" by Gary Lane.
Back in the 1970s and 80s I remember George Koltanowski's SF Chronicle pushing the Colle system for players who get bored with studying openings, or just don't want to invest that time. On the downside, if you don't play it just right black easily gets equality.
I'm just coming back from a 20 year hiatus in serious play. I can't find many recent games in ...[text shortened]... because it's "not challenging."
Does anybody here play it? Are you happy with it?
It is beautifull explained in Irnev Chernev's Logical Chess move by move.
I played it often but currently not because of some nasty out of book moves by my OTB opponents which I have to analyze first.
But I like this system very much, I think it is worth of learning it besides usual queen gambit or Nimzo-Indian
Originally posted by wakchessdragonYes this is a game from Chernev's book, between Colle and Delvaux in 1929.
It is beautifull explained in Irnev Chernev's Logical Chess move by move.
I played it often but currently not because of some nasty out of book moves by my OTB opponents which I have to analyze first.
But I like this system very much, I think it is worth of learning it besides usual queen gambit or Nimzo-Indian
[Event "-"]
[Site "-"]
[Date "1929"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Colle"]
[Black "Delvaux"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O c4 8.
Bc2 b5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Nfg5 h6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.
Qe4 g6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Qh7+ Kf7 18. Bg6+ Kf6 19. Bh5 Ne7
20. Bxh6 Rg8 21. h4 Bxh6 22. Qf7#
{White mates} 1-0
I'm going to start playing this opening sometime in the future, the attack on the king side seems very strong and it's a relatively easy opening to play.
Originally posted by jvanhineI've just started with the Colle and the Boring systems. Silman says the Colle isn't any good against an Indian Defense, and oddly enough I was just playing it against an opponent and immediatly got into trouble. Partly due to an error early on and partly due to his strength as a player. Wish I had read that sooner. He says go with the Boring against an Indian. They both start the same and one can easily transition into the other. I'm going to hang with these and see if I can do any better with them.
looks cool...i might try it..
Colle:
1 d4
2 Nf3
3e3
4 Bd3
5 c3
6 Nbd2
7 O - O
Boring:
1 d4
2 Nf3
3 Bf4
4 e3
5 Be2
6 h3
7 O - O
Hope this helps, good luck and enjoy.