DOWNLOAD - Chessbase Training - The Menacing Colle & Zukertort System for the Club Player!

One of the simplest openings for White to learn, and one of the most frustrating ones for Black to face! With the moves d4-Nf3-e3-Bd3 White aims for simple piece development and to slowly build up a devastating attack on the kingside!

In this course, two main setups are explained in detail. The Colle-Koltanowski, named after Edgard Colle and George Koltanowski - who developed the system in the 1920s, is based on the move c2-c3 followed by Nbd2 and the pawn break e3-e4. The alternative approach with b2-b3 and fianchettoing the dark-squared bishop is called the Zukertort System and contains much more venom than one may think at first! Both systems are very easy to learn, and hence, a favorite among club players. No learning loads of opening theory, just a simple game plan to go quickly for the kill! Whichever setup you pick: White’s position has a strong foundation, no weaknesses and a firm grip over the centre so we are ready to rock & roll! In this course, all the thematic sacrifices, manoeuvres and other attacking motifs are illustrated by classical games from the past and recent top grandmasters encounters alike!

Contents

• Introduction
• The Colle-Koltanowski System (c3)
• Introduction to White’s basic attacking setup: Colle-Burger
• Various tactical motifs: Colle-Delvaux
• Greek gift: Colle-O’Hanlon
• e4-e5 attacking ideas: Koltanowski-O’Hanlon
• e4-e5 Black’s long-term problems: Maroczy-Singer
• Playing against IQP: Koltanowski-Defosse
• An early …cxd4, exd4: exploiting the e5-square: Ivanisevic-Peng
• Plan dxc5 & b4 – Power of Bishops: Hoexter-Pibernik
• Meran type of ideas with reversed colours: Koellner-Polaczek
• Queenside Majority – Full Board Pressure!: Tartakower-Domenech
• Black plays an early …c5-c4: Przepiorka-Nimzowitsch
• Ne5 & f2-f4 kingside attack: San Marco-Biro
• The Initiative: Lakdawala-Akobian
• Open Centre: Gomez-Martinez
• Modern Classics
• Rook Lift: Wei Yi-Vidit
• Colle System in World Championship match!: Ding Liren-Nepomniachtchi
• Triangle Variation Reversed – Queenside vs Centre, Basic ideas: Ju Wenjun-Lei Tingjie
• Triangle Variation Reversed – Queenside vs Centre, Modern Theory …g7-g5!?: Abdusattorov-Ding Liren
• The Zukertort System (b3)
• Power of White’s Bishops: Jussupow-Scheeren
• Super GM vs. Amateur – basic ideas explained: Jussupow-Uurits
• A Free Attack!: Maroczy-Blake
• How to anticipate Black’s defensive measures: Bruzon-Anand
• A sensational new interpretation of the Zukertort!: Carlsen-Korobov
• c4-d4 vs. d6-e6 attacking plans for White: Colle-Gruenfeld
• …Ba3 idea, a model game for Black and improvements for White: Bogoljubow-Capablanca
• A repertoire against the King’s Indian: Nakamura-Idani
• A repertoire against Benko/Ben-Oni: Efimenko-Hnydiuk
• Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

This is what is delivered:

• Fritztrainer for 4 platforms: App for Windows, App for Mac, ChessBase books and ChessBase Videostream
• Delivery as a download or by post (card with serial number)
• Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
• Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
• Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
• All videos and additional tasks, tests and texts included in the CB books.
• Sample games as a ChessBase database.

That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:

• Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
• Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
• Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
• Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
• Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
• Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.

Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!

• The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
• Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
• Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
• Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
• Replay training
• LiveBook active
• All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
• Assisted Analysis
• Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)
   

System requirements:

App for Windows: Windows-PC, Windows 10 or 11 and Internet

App for Mac: Mac OS X and internet

ChessBase books: Computer (iPad, Tablet, PC etc.), current browser, internet

ChessBase video stream: Computer (iPad, Tablet, PC etc.), current browser, internet