COLLE SYSTEM: KOLTANOWSKI VARIATION 5 c3 & COLLE SYSTEM: ZUKERTORT VARIATION 5 b3 * 2 Chess Books

COLLE SYSTEM: ZUKERTORT VARIATION 5 b3 * A White Opening You Can Use For The Rest of Your Career. 1 d4, d5 2 e3, Nf6 3 Bd3, e6 4 Nf3, c5 5 b3 or 1 d4, Nf6 2 e3, e6 3 Bd3, d5 4 Nf3, c5 (or other Black moves) 5 b3. Named after Johannes Hermann Zukertort, who demonstrated the wonderful attacking potential of White Bishops lined up on the b1-h7 and b2-g7 diagonals. There are many move orders by Black in the Colle-Zukertort, but White usually gets by with a single sequence: 1 d4, 2 e3, 3 Bd3 and 4 Nf3. The center is usually closed or semi-open in the Colle-Zukertort and this enables White to perform some elaborate maneuvers and execute long-range plans denied him when the center is open. Positional play is supreme. 102 pages, algebraic. * OP 1st Ed * 1998 * 8vo PB * 5 Chapters & COLLE SYSTEM: KOLTANOWSKI VARIATION 5 c3 * 1 d4, d5 2 e3, Nf6 3 Bd3, e6 4 Nf3, c5 5 c3 and other moves where Black does not play c5. There aren't as many strategic plans and positional themes as in the Queen's Gambit; but there are still quite a lot - and that's enough for 95 per cent of serious players. Against an amateur opponent, the Colle is a deadly weapon, a quick killer. Edgar Colle, and his fellow Belgian native, GM George Koltanowski, registered a string of sparkling victories, many of them in less than thirty moves, with this system. Koltanowski even had the great Alekhine (World Champion) on the ropes (but Alekhine escaped with a draw). "The basic elements are so simple as to be foolproof. White puts his pawns at c3, d4 and e3. His Knights go to f3 and d2. His light-squared Bishop seizes a key diagonal at d3. And, after he castles, White advances his e-pawn, thereby opening up the game and liberating his c1 Bishop. That, in a nutshell, is the Colle. But, before we consider the few key variations, we'll examine the main themes of the opening. 99 pages, algebraic. * 1st Ed * 1998 * 8vo PB * 5 Chapters