In The Moment of Zuke: Critical Positions and Pivotal Decisions for Colle System Players , David Rudel wrote that the main line of the c3-Colle was looking quite grim for White. He proposed that Colle-Koltanowski players should adopt a new idea, meeting 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.O-O O-O with 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.b4!, a variation he dubbed the Koltanowski-Phoenix Attack.
Rudel promised to write a treatise on this new idea, and - two years later - he has delivered. Koltanowski Phoenix Attack: The future of the c3-Colle is a 250+ page project giving extensive coverage of all critical defenses. Even though the book is long, it is organized in such a way that a player can begin playing the Koltanowski-Phoenix almost immediately. Rudel first gives a "Simple mini-Repertoire" that can be learned in hours, and then he provides more complicated, alternate lines that can be added as the player becomes more experienced with the opening.
David Rudel is an authority on the Colle System, Koltanowski-Phoenix Attack: The Future of the c3-Colle being his third book intended for Colle System players.
Content:
007 Preface
Part I: First Things First
011 1. Repertoire Development (And How to Use this Book)
015 2. Familiarization
Part II: A Simple Mini-Repertoire (SmR) for the Phoenix
025 3. The Sharp Variation
039 4. Basic Strategy Guide: Black Avoids the Sharp Variation
049 5. Simple Lines: Black Avoids the Sharp Variation
Part III: Additional Weapons
063 6. A Special Line against 10 ... e5 11.e4 Bg4
071 7. A Special Line against 10 ... Qc7 11.b5 Na5
077 8. A Special Line against 10 ... Qc7 11.b5 Ne5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5
083 9. A Special Line against 10 ... Qe7
Part IV: Reference Analysis
091 10. The Mainline with 11 ... Bg4
113 11. The Mainline with 11 ... dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Bd6
131 12. The Mainline: other responses to 11.e4
147 13. 10 ... Ng4
155 14. 10 ... Qc7
177 15. 10 ... Qe7
187 16. 10 ... b6
197 17. 9 ... Be7
Part V: Practice
229 Sharp Variation
237 Black Avoids the Sharp Variation
245 Special Lines
258 About the Author
259 Colophon
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