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► Chapters 00:00 Colle System Chess Opening 00:24 Why should you play the Colle System? 01:43 Line-1: If Black plays 6...Be7 02:34 e4 pawn-break at the perfect moment! 06:02 Line-2: If Black plays 6...Bd6 09:02 Line-3: If Black plays 3...Bg4
Oh wow, thanks for reminding me about the Colle! This was the first opening I used when I first got in to online chess. Will have to revisit this one :)
I like this system. Could I see you feature the Torre Attack, also, please? This is another opening with a solid set up, but I don’t hear much about it these days. Thanks…
Great content as always, but I would disagree about the Colle being the most underrated. That distinction IMHO should belong to the Richter-Veresov. The Veresov has always played 2nd fiddle to fashionable trendy openings like the Tromp or the latest rage the London. I've played it for decades and have enjoyed phenomenal success with it as most black players are not prepared and struggle to find the correct defense. It has had its GM proponents, but never enjoyed any popularity at the highest levels. Would greatly appreciate your insights on this opening.
Tried against computer and he puts pawns at d5 and f5, while I was building pyramid. It prevents me from moving pawn to e4 and screws up my development. Without e4, dark square bishop is out of the game. I lost quickly. Any advice?
@@nashh600 it might be because the positions are easier to play accurately. What I mean by that is engine approved moves, less mistakes obviously, bcos my favourite opening is a wild one that gets good results against humans but theres a lot more mistakes and the engine always says im worse.
Hey! Nice to see your videos, the colle is just like the stonewall, but colle dosent prevent the e5 pawn break, can you make a video about the stonewall attack?
I would play Bc2 then Qe2, preparing e4. c4 for black is a bad move since the f7-c4 chain is overextended. The position should play itself from there on.
@@GingerBeard995 black loses tempo as well, this pawn chain towards nothing is useless, blacks usually don’t know what to do with it. I just drop my bishop to c2 in this case, I even wait for black to do this awkward move. As you hit the center this long chain falls and it’s a pain to defend its ruin
@@GingerBeard995 but remember to play c3 before (!) moving Bishop to d3, otherwise the whole system crashes as you have to retreat and will never reach desirable diagonal.
@@keisuketakahashi3597 Hahaha Brilliant. I know the names, thank you. I meant specific lessons on how to use them & not just be under attack the whole game
Very good overview of the Colle. I liken this opening to the Stonewall Attack; both of which are great if one is an attacking player. But please discuss how this fares against the KingIndian Defense...this is more problematic. Thanks for all your great videos. I am subscribed and you occupy good space in my bookmarks!
Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for, something solid and structured to avoid all the early pitfalls and build from. The first time I used it I crushed the chess program that has been killing me. 😍
Играю эту систему обычно против Nf6 и e6 у чёрных, очень солидный выхлоп, надежно. По видео - просьба, избавьтесь от этих спецэффектов, особенно звуковых. Смотрю обычно ночью, эти внезапные звуки заставляют подпрыгивать в тишине. Да и 3D ни к чему, думаю, в основном смотрят-то не дети, зачем все это.
At the 9:55 mark of the video, you mention a frequent statement "2 bishops advantage." But I'm not sure on how to always take best advantage of "2 bishops advantage" Could you please make a video on how to best take advantage of "2 bishops advantage" ? Thank you!
What if black plays bishop d6 and rock e8 after the castling move? It seems that black can push the pawn on square e6 to strengthen its control of the center...
The one thing that is REALLY good about this opening, is that this thematic attack shown in the first line basically even works on extremely strong players, and not just 1800s or 1900s online. There are obviously perfectly good solutions for Black, but it's a very rare line and nobody prepares for this specifically and it's very easy to basically make very easy normal moves till e4 happens and then not realize you need to find only moves, make one bad move and it's just game over. I learnt this system in 2000s with some video by Dmitri Oleinikov, I was amazed by how often those positions came on the board and gave me points. It works even better in 2024 when most people have no idea what this opening is, and don't really suspect that there is any particular point to white's setup.
Love the Colle system - thanks for the previous video on it too! You showed what to do against 3….Bg4 but what about 3…Bf5, which covers the development square for white’s bishop at the top of the pawn pyramid?
That's literally called 'Anti-Colle variation'. I usually trade the bishop right away and then continue with 0-0, Nbd2 and e4. Usually you get a decent position where only white is better.
@@yusouph2002 So you play 4. Bd3 Bxd3 then do you recapture with the pawn or the queen? If you play 5. Qxd3 then 0-0, Nbd2 do you keep the queen on d3 when you push the pawn to e4?
@@robinstrong1641 As another commentator suggested, you may recapture on d3 with your queen. Then you do keep your queen on d3 when pushing the pawn to e4. Good luck!
Yeah no thanks. I just played this 5 times and NOT ONCE did the opponent respond with any of the three options you present, and then pieces are all f*cked up making the rest of the game difficult.
great content, as always. I am thinking about playing this setup; however, I like the Colle-Zukertort a little more. By playing b3 you stop any annoying c5-c4 ideas (which would attack your white colored bishop) and on the next move you fianchetto the dark squared bishop. I would love to see a video about the Colle-Zukertort and perhaps a pro-con in comparison to the normal Colle setup. From my own analysis I have found that this does not work so well against a KID or any KID like setup like the Black Lion or the Pirc/Chech Pirc. I might be wrong here but could anyone suggest something for that (or disprove my analysis).
In the Colle White plays c3. Whenever your opponent pushes c4, you can simply drop your bishop back to c2 and nothing changes. That said, Colle-Zukertort is interesting as well, I covered it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qcNN85OTZYU.html
Black can cause heartburn with his opening move: e5. What do you do if you are white? Ignore that pawn and move Ng/f3 and black pushes to e4, which forces the white knight to move.
In a board game bar in Wash, DC , an opponent (probably USCF 1700) fianchettoed (a Grunfeld setup) and got a good game, but somehow let me eventually undermine his king safety after a couple of imprecise moves. A lot of times you just have to play better chess, when an opponent finally makes a [positionally inconsistent move in the middle game after a good opening.
The Collle is the first opening system I learned, thanks to your videos! There is one counter-move I keep encountering that is causing me grief. I've had black play Bf5 before I can get my king's side bishop to D3, and after I've already played c3 and e3. At that point, Bf5 leaves my bishop completely undefended, and makes it difficult to push my e3 pawn forward. It also makes it so I have to move Nd2 before I can c3 so my knight doesn't get taken. (But maybe I should let it get taken so I can get rid of the pesky bishop with my rook?) Am I making a mistake in move order? How do I prevent (or remedy) black's white bishop taking up residency on f5?
in the bishop d6 variation, after white plays pawn to e4, what if black plays queen c7? you're protecting the e5 square treating to win a pawn on the next move, and then white must capture the d5 pawn, and after black recaptures the position is almost equal, because white has no more the plan of treating checkmate on h7, when instead black can play bishop d6 and treating to gain the pawn on h2
A problem I encounter with this system is that black quickly places his knight on e4. Should I capture with the light-square bishop? Of course he will capture it with dxe4!
OK, I get going after the bishop but after traping the bishop with f3 if black takes the pawn White is almost forced to retake with the queen but after Nxe5 attacking the Queen black is only 1 point down and white has a bunch of weaknesses such as an isolated pawn, a weakened uncastled kingside position and lack of development. Black seems to have good chances...please comment.
Thanks for this lesson! When the bishop moves to g4, what happens if the knight is on c6 instead of f6? I tried chasing the bishop away but found that the knight just took my knight when I moved it to e5. How would the plan change then?
at 4:56 What if black captures on d4 with knight? Does Qh5 work? it looks complicated because there are several move orders to evaluate.. i guess many pieces will be sweept of the board and there are several ways both players can go wrong. so this should be advantage for the one better prepared in shorter time games... but in classic game i think black should be fine?
What if black plays pawn to c4 in that setup? That is the most common move I've seen my opponents play which just annoys me as I've to move my Bishop back to c2. How does that changes the game. You haven't shown this variation in your London defense video as well. Please advise.
