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If you want to have a “simple to learn” chess opening that can give you a win as early as move 8, and also surprise your opponent by playing it, you’re going to love this.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will show you one of the most underrated chess openings that will help you beat even stronger opponents.
The opening is called the Colle System, also known as the Colle–Koltanowski System, which is a variation of the Queen’s Pawn Game and is characterised by a systematic development of White’s minor pieces to support a quick pawn move to the e4-square.
A lot of the chess players underestimate this system and none of the top GMs play it because it looks slightly passive. However, in reality, this opening has great potential with plenty of hidden attacking opportunities that almost no chess player is aware of.
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00:00 Chess opening to WIN in 8 moves
00:25 Happy New Year 2022!
01:39 Colle System: Do NOT underestimate
03:46 Evil trap humans almost can’t see
05:22 Tactical pattern: sacrifice on h7
07:45 Kingside Attack: The rook lift
10:03 Bring your queen to the attack
12:26 Can you find the best move?
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Thank you. This has really opened up my game and provided a new insight on how gambits can really open up space. Many thanks
How we defend against this openning when we play black
What if opponent plays pawn to e4 early?
show a vid defending against those attacks by white
Yoooo i did this for the first time a few mins ago and DESTROYED my opponent. They did somethings different but i kept the exact same setup you said, i ended up getting their Queen and they resigned lol. Thanks!
When I was a C level player, I played this all the time. The problem comes when black plays Be5. Almost all of your threats are now gone.
Black should move bishop to h2, sacrificing the bishop to capture the pawn..
Reason 1: white can either recapture with the rook or slide the king back
Reason 2: a skilled enough player can afford to capture white’s rook with a queen sacrifice, which is delaying white from getting black’s h7 pawn because white will have to take blacks queen to prevent threats from the piece, such as winning the rook on a1
Reason 3: once the rook is captured, black can move the g6 knight to f4 and attack white’s queen before the checkmate can be set in motion
Grob opening please
Keep this AWAY from Naroditsky !
He will bodybag the whole thing …. 👻
This is a good example why I hate "youtube chess teachers". In the real world, under 2000 ELO, 99% of people plays c4 with black. But here there is not a single mention to it.
I wish you guys would learn to pronounce pawn with a Texas accent….
Thank you!
I just won 3 games in a row using this. Much more aggressive and quicker than the London system.
Great opening, very helpful and practical.
It missed pawn c6 for black early in the opening. i don't see why that doesn't completely ruin everything for white
Odd that you didnt call the Bxh7+ its most common name – The Greek Gift Sacrifice. I used to worry about it and had to be aware of potential threats against g7 as well. Since I started playing exclusively KID, KIA, Pirc, Gruenfeld systems, I don't have those kind of worries. I play every day almost and from a KID or Pirc perspective, Colle is a hard setup to crack.
When it comes to White 1 d4 systems, I prefer the London (2 Nf3, 3 Bf4). [Bc1] is better outside the pawn-wall than inside it. Then when it comes to games with White after 1 d4, I prefer 2 c4 anyway. Better control of the centre. And when it comes to games with White, I prefer 1 e4. Best by test.
Bf8?
If black move bishop to F6, white's queen is lost. It might not change the outcome of the game, but it will at least make things more interesting.
He could simply move pawn C5-C4 attacking the bishop
Semi Slav for white
What is the best way to avoid this trap with this opening?
1.d4 d5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.e3 Bg4
4.e3 Bxf3
5.Qxf3 Qd6
6.Bd3 O-O-O
7.Nd2 e5
8.dxe5 Nxe5
9.Qd1 Nxd3+
10.Ke2 Qa6
11.b3 Nxd1
I love this opening, and use it ll the time now with increased success. I greatly appreciate you sharing it.
As I advance (850-950) I find opponents increasingly have some serious disruptors to prevent me creating the initial position – eg:
a. …2(or …3, or4) B-F5 blocking my intended bishops development to D3.
b. …2(or later) P-E5 attacking my positional pawn on on D4. If I ignore it, he forwards it to e4 blocking my pawn advance and forking my bishop and night!!
c. And Occasionally ….P-C5
d. The position rarely occurs when his knight and bishop are in the position, you decribe, to be forked by my P-E5
e. Also, I occasionally try this opening when I am black, and am feeling my way to occasional success with it. Do you recommend this?
f. I wonder, with this and maybe other aspects, if there is enough here to create a follow up video on this excellent opening. If not, any comments from you, on these aspects, would be welcome.
Thanks again for this (and others) excellent video(s).
Schaun.
…Bf8 traps the white Q
What is your cat’s name?
Lost first game with this, they play better moves what you show
Lol I watched the video and won in a 10 minute rapid game on Lichess. Literally the first time I played this opening. Instead of e6 he played the more natural move (I think) Bg4. I still attacked the centre, but computer thought e4 should be played before Re1. Very interesting
What is the name of this opening?
Ok…You can't just continue to develop this system "whatever black does" when black decides to completely depart from the standard development shown in the video. 😀 Apparently, my opponent has his own mind when it comes to playing against this opening, and now I'm in trouble. 😉
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. e3 Nf6
4. c3 Bg4
5. Bd3 Bxf3
Can you maybe address some strategies for making the system work when black decides to develop the white bishop early?
Kinda greek gift .🤗
A-1 video! very good explanation, better than anybody else, your'e a good orator – thanks Grand Master !!
This is really a good opening but what i understood you cant play e4 e5 newer???
Thank u. My rating 400 now with this opening
Hi Igor..
Many thanks for the awsome chess lessons you share..
Is it correct or possible to play this system against king's indian set up?
I'm a terrible chess player, been playing this and went from 743 to 880 this week, I still don't really pull off any of these slick moves but it seems solid, I don't really like it as black either but it's better than what I usually do apparently haha
Isn't this just a london without the dark squared bishop developed?
7:29 what if black plays pF3 to put pressure on the night
.., Rd8
Bg5 is blunder because of Bf8 trapping white queen
No… Bg5 is not good for white, black will place his dark bishop to Bf8 trapping white Queen
Bg5 works….If Black plays Bf8 trapping White's Queen, simply sac the Queen for the Bishop…then no matter what Black plays, White follows up with BxNf6, followed by Ng5….with winning continuations no matter Black's play.
Made a Brilliant move with this Opening thanks for the tips !
I find your videos extremely useful, but I wish you would explain more black openings.
Whenever I play this (around 1700 level) black uses anti Colle tactics, so it never goes down these pleasant lines for white, and often ends up in more of a queens gambit declined position.
Thanks for sharing my friend
12:40 after Bg5, black plays Bf8! and traps white's queen
What if 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5, what is the continuation?
Finally hit 1100 in rapid! Thank you Igor, you’ve helped me tremendously! I feel like I’ve been stuck in a rut for years and you’ve helped me think differently about my game. I appreciate your lessons & methods so much
Igor, Without using a pc program I have analysed the position at the end of your video where you say "Can white still play Bg5 after blacks move Rd8?" I think no. After Bg5 Black can play Bf8 and the Queen is trapped. Now if White continues the attack with BxN, Black plays BxQ followed by white's RxB. We see here after a long look at the board, should black play Qf4 attacking rook and Bishop and stopping Ng5 and so now forces white to play Bg5 sending the queen back to c7, or should black play Rd5 threatening RxN on g5? ruining all of whites threats. But what if White defends the Knight with h4? After RxN pxN and there is now a possibility white could double the rooks on the h file and mate black on h8.!! or chase it to d7 with multiple threats of winning material and the game on blacks Queenside. Black could send the Queen to f4 after white takes the rook with h4 pawn and the queen tries to to get to e2 square threatening the Bishop on d3, but white stops that with R(a)- e1 and after Qd2 White just plays Re3 protecting the Bishop and ready to connect rooks on h3. Black must play e5 so the Bishop can stop whites Rh3. white cannot connect rooks on h3 and white takes the e pawn.. What does black do? maybe Be6? but either way Bishop is saving the mate after Rxh7 Kxh7 and Rook to h3 ch and then h8 mate. Black now can develop the Rook to c8 but is this enough? I think so, yes. Because before white can formulate a plan of Rh5 and h4 to block the Bishop from the h3 square, Black is threatening Rc1ch and a mate. So all in all I think White would have to play g3 so if Rc1ch , Kh2 Qxb2 and white is safe yes, but is in danger of the connected black pawns coming down the board.
I really like the zukertort opening but what if black fianchetto his dark squared bishop in 3rd or 4th moves after we play e3? Since we block our dark squared bishop with the pawn, i generally have a problem in that kind of situation. And also our valuable light's squared bishop's diagonal is closed in that way. What should be our response?
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