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Welcome to Episode 21 of this “Book Club” series where we are currently going through the book: Logical Chess – Move by Move by Irving Chernev
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Two Questions about the Colle:
1: If Black does take at the start and you have to play exd4, what is White then looking to do in the middle game, now they cannot play E4?
2: You mentioned that a lot of pieces are lining up on the King Side and the importance of h7, what if Black opens with a response that allows them to Castle Queen Side?
Hi Nelson! Really nice run-through of this game, I enjoyed it tremendously. The Colle also gives lots of attacking ideas that transfer straight across to the Stonewall as well – nice! 😄
What's the best strat for castling? I find I do not try to castle, I find it a wasted move. I only castle to save a piece, relieve pressure or if I need a waiting move. I think the idea behind maintaining tempo and constantly improving the position offensively is the way to go.
im behind in the book ! you're mushing me Nelson 😅
Great game, lots to learn
My first game they brought out queen second move.. they immediately attack the center with e4
Solid chess learning session while I take my morning shower. Now let's lock in and put it in to practice!
Super interesting video. After playing Colle for a while, I came to London. But I have to say that London only has advantages if the opponent doesn't know it or only knows it a little. In contrast, Colle offers some surprises, which are shown here, and even if the opponent knows it, you don't get into disadvantages as easily as with London.
Outstanding again Nelson! Its perfect for me, since I have been playing the London 100% of the time as white. I can't wait to surprise my chess partner with the Colle! Thank you!
Thanks. As a beginner, I'll flag the Colle as a possible opening to study. It's difficult to select a few openings to study as a beginner given there are so many (ECO) openings.
and then he castles queenside.
Beware of the black plan of delaying Nc6 and playing b6, a5 and Ba6, and gone is your attacking bishop. This is how I play against the Colle, and mostly get a pretty comfortable position without worrying about my king
Great lesson.
interesting
Test
I like when you throw in some of the advanced concepts too, even as an intermediate player it's interesting to see different levels of play
No wonder it looks so powerful in the thumbnail.. you didn't let Black make a move! ;P
I used this opening to beat my last opponent in my Atlanta Nationals 2024 tournament! But instead, the way I played it is you fianchetto (I think that’s how you spell it) the dark squared bishop and you don’t play c3
At the 11 minute mark you assume black would take the pawn with the knight, whereas i think most players would choose to take with their queen. Perhaps you could add another bit on what to do in that scenario?
Nelson, when you play Caro Kann Finnish system?
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 h6
Nelson Lopez you are awesome I've been playing the colle and this is a great explanation of middle game tactics thanks.
Just got my first 97% accuracy rating because of this video 😂
Colle looks like a variant of Stonewall. When I play a 1200 bot, it shreds Stonewall most of the time.
Tried and my opponent immediately played e5
What a great teacher.
No, no, no! Colle was Belgian and spelled his name with no acute accent on the 'e'. This means that his name should be pronounced as 'col' and not 'collie' or 'collay'. Some of your students might someday meet a European player, and they will look pretty stupid if they copy your pronunciation.
What a great explainer. Thanks Nelson!
nice
If, after 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3, Black plays 4. … c4 right away, you can't develop the light square bishop to its optimal diagonal. I think that will still not go especially well for Black given the overextension of their pawns, but it would be worth throwing in something about the best way to handle this.
What if they play 5 … Ng4?
In his chess classes, GM George Koltanowski always taught the Colle System 50 years ago.
The Colle was the first opening I learned. Specifically the Colle-Zuckertort variation that fianchettos the dark bishop; making progression a bit easier for beginners. That was recommended in the first two video courses I got, by Jeremy Silman ('The Great Courses') and Susan Polgar ('Winning Chess the Easy Way').
Were those tactics too advanced or I’m just not in the mood today? I almost didn’t find any of them!
Great, now that it's public, everyone knows how to beat it
After watching this video today, I just used this opening to perfection in one of my games! I can't believe I remembered all the ideas too! Awesome! Thank you Chess Vibes for teaching me something!
At 20:15, isn't bishop to C5 a far better move? The only defence I can see is bishop to H6 to block the queen, which gives a free bishop to white, or rook to E7 for a rook bishop trade. If black fails to spot either move then it's checkmate in 1, but if they do spot it and lose either their bishop or rook, white can still do knight to C5 for the queen or bishop as shown here
Can you tell about the two knights against King and pawn check mate?
I'm trying this it's not only the teaching but it's the way he shows other tactics or what ifs that solidify the strategy and the structure bro is on another level respect senpai 💯💪🏾
Checkmate by il Vaticano
Great video. I play the London, having learned it from a Hikaru lesson. The switch was fairly easy. as I am somewhat familiar with the structure, I played a few games and I am liking it more and more.. It certainly adds variety. As far as I can tell, based on my limited knowledge, it provides for a relatively early h3, as per Hikaru. I guess because not only does it contro;l a key square. it also provides an escape square for my B as you describe in your video.
BTW, when the black Q attacks my pawn in the London, I offer a Q trade and then play chess.
what about the black bishop? London is similar but better
1st attempt
1. d4 c5… d'oh
12:08 black kn d5-f4 seems a good opportunity for me
I’m a beginner, I’ve been playing only the London, but definitely want to try this.
Thanks, can You use the Colle with black….???
Colle System : Rigged version of the london
Its Nbd2, not Nd2
😅 i thought i made the opening but mine i phienchetto the bishop
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