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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
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. 😍
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 :)
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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…
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...
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
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.
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.
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: th-cam.com/video/qcNN85OTZYU/w-d-xo.html
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?
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.
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?
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?
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!
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?
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?
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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Never really liked the colle system at first but I just recently started playing it and absolutely loving it
► 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
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. 😍
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 :)
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.
Me too!😇
The "Jobava London" system became somewhat popular lately, although I agree that it's slightly different. I'll consider the Veresov for future videos.
Would love to learn it
@@GMIgorSmirnov can't wait to see this video. Get it done!
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!
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.
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.
Why would you be afraid of the free pawn? The Englund gambit is extremely dubious as long as you know to play rook b3
Why would you be afraid of the free pawn? The Englund gambit is extremely dubious as long as you know to play rook b3
I liked this video so much of the Colle system. It is very clear, and shows the most likely moves against white, so thank you.
You are the absolute best at teaching/showing chess openings on TH-cam. Thank you
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!
Here you are: th-cam.com/video/1jf69INEj0c/w-d-xo.html
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 after Nbd2. It rarely depends on black's moves, because he can't really prevent the e4 push
@@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!
What if black plays ...c4 in the opening?
Just play Bc2 and there's no difference
Similar concept with the Torre Attack which has the move Bg5. The problem with the Torre is that B2 pawn is weak. Now I prefer Colle.
4:41. Instead of 1.---P-h6, 1.----N×N, 2.Q×N P-g6, 3.Q-h4 P-h4 and the attack is blunted.
Great video and explanations. Thank you for posting
Glad it was helpful!
I came up with this system when I was in high school. Glad to see a GM verifying it's validity!
Thank you! Very informative, I play the London but have been stuck at 1000-1050 for awhile. I’m excited to try this system!
Thank you for another great lesson!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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…
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...
Mr.Igor can i sugest a speed run to demostrate it on pratic?
Great vid. Does the Colle work against the KID too?
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
5. f black plays c4 after b d3?
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.
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.
ALL YOUR VIDEOS EXCELLENT EXPLANATION THANQ SIR
Thanks Igor, I will include this into my repertoire! Promises good winning chances for under 2000 players I suppose. Cheers to you and your family.
Thank you!
It's a solid opening that can be used against 2000+ players as well. But against lower-rated opponents it should be very effective.
What about Sultan Khan's variation of placing the King e2?
This is the best opening video at beginner level I found. Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
I just played this setup and i found it useful tq
Good teaching.
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: th-cam.com/video/qcNN85OTZYU/w-d-xo.html
@@GMIgorSmirnov Thank you; I'll definitely take a look at it.
@@esimorp1242 Interesting; thank you for the recommendation, I'll be sure to look it up and add it to my list.
I prefer the Zukertort variation of the Colle system... they're both pretty strong.
I have only played e4 before, is there much difference in playing d4 openings in general?
Yes. There is a lot difference.
I love this opening. I also learned how to crush Englund Gambit. Pretty important for D4 players😅
At 1:14, if black plays c4, where should the bishop go?
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?
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.
Can you use this opening for black?
Really useful. Thank you
Good video 👍👍
Fantastic video as always
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice video! I'll try it out down the chess club later :)
Best of luck!
As soon as I saw the Knight sac I immediately saw Nxd4, you need to move your queen or do a queen trade which leads to equality.
if Nxd4 Qxb7, if fxKe6 then Bxg6.. Bxh6 is coming and white is winning
Thank you
Thank you, very useful
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?
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?
Whats the better colle zukertort or c3 ?
Good stuff!
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!
Your videos are the best
Would love to see a blitz speed run from you Igor
I’ve actually doing this when playing the London and I forget to do Bf4 before I do e3!
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?
Tried this with some wins but it gets disrupted in formation sometimes
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?
U could try Qb3 after black move light square bishop
It's unbelievable how fluently you speak English compared to a few years ago
Great job!
My English is far from perfect but I'm trying my best. Thank you for your support!
I just tried this opening and it helped me win so many games
Is there any variations against kings indian defence?
I love this system ive been using it for a half a year now, it has improved my game accuracy
No way you improved in 6 months
@@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.
@@kwokatsooff maybe
That's awesome, congratulations!
@@nashh600 wdym no way you can improved in chess in month lmao
Awesome content ❤️❤️
Glad you think so!
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.
Push b3 and disrupt blacks over advancement.
I like College System. Great explanation!
Glad you liked it!
Very helpful
Glad to hear that
Will give this a try… 👍
After you put your bishop on d3 what if black plays c4?
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.
I was wondering the same- it looks like you’re automatically losing tempo if you need to retreat the bishop and allow a nice black pawn chain?
@@GingerBeard995 The thing is the f7-c4 chain looks nice, but it’s easily undermined with white’s original central break, e4.
@@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.
5:08 what if black just takes the knight?
Nice video
With white i play it but have learnt something new today
Colle-Zuketort is better, to avoid the weak dark-squared bishop
What if the bishop on c5 goes to the d6 and blocks the rook what u do
is it just me or does this look a lot like the london system without developing the queen bishop before p-e3?
Favorite opening as white by Rey Enigma!!
The drawback of this system is when the opponent castles queen side and all your attack is focused on the wrong side
but if black expands on the queenside, it is less likely black will castle there
Colle against kings indian defense?
I like when you say in the intro I am GM Igor 🔥
Black plays c4?
What if black plays 1...,f5?
When I feel Lazy: London System
SuperLAZY: Colle System
extremely similar, but you better play at least 5/5. Can’t play this in 3 minutes
@@tomkinnally9656 No buddy
It's not similar
Colle is different from London
Totally different middle game plan
I use colle for even bullet games
So like in the thumbnail you missed mate in 1 if I'm not mistaken...
Cute cat!❤
Tanxxxx
Dude you rock. I’d pay you 100 for 3hrs of teaching
That would cost $1000
wow!
That's Rey Enigma's go to system with white :)
Who dafuq is that?!
@@saltysoulriderx8121 th-cam.com/video/Pclp2jUfNs0/w-d-xo.html
But thx to ur other vid I won a game even tho it didn't go as planned but they gotscared and I won
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.
I find opponents always take the head pawn…
Post more systems please
A solid system with black would help me a lot.
@@josephsalmonte4995 pirc ,french ,duch , Stonewall, reverse London,Kings indian
I hope this helps
@@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
Hippo System Pleeeease!
@@rustyhighlander786 it's stressful isn't it? You can attack as black but it's very risky. I want to be solid & still be able to be on the offensive.
Lessgo ding played it in the world championship
Da li je ISTINA DA AMERANGLI NEIDU NA VELIKE ŠAHOVSKE TURNIRE, BEZ ČIPA U ZADNJICI ???
NPR .HANS NIMAN ... ???
but stockfish level 4 knows how to beat this
👍😉💯
Why u are making tutorials. U aren't champion. Why Mangus and Nakamura they don't teach us.
Can anyone tell me what is going in Russia-Ukraine war?
Nothing new with the Great Sanction War.
your openings doesn't really work.