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re:COLLE system - best book? - 2009/05/26 05:04
It really depends on which Colle System you want to play. There are two completely different systems.
One is now called the "Colle-Koltanowski" and is typified by d4,Nf3,e3,Bd3, and c3
The other is the "Colle-Zukertort" and is typified by d4,Nf3,e3,Bd3,b3, and Bb2.
The lead to significantly different middle games.
If you want to play the Colle-Koltanowski, which is generally considered lest ambitious and easier to learn, then Richard Palliser has a good book on that [Starting Out: The Colle], or you can use Broznik's book, but it might be a bit advanced.
If you want to play the Colle-Zukertort, which is more ambitious and a system you can play the rest of your chess-playing life, you could get another book by Palliser [D-pawn attacks] or you can get my book "Zuke 'Em: The Colle-Zukertort Revolutionized"
I've placed a bunch of information about the Colle-Zukertort at my website: http://www.zukertort.com
If you just want to get your feet wet playing the Colle and don't mind being given a somewhat overly-optimistic view, you can also get the classic "Winning with the Colle System" by Smith and Hall. That was THE book on the Colle for a decade or more.
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