[Event "Basics of The Colle system: Basic principes"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/Ezfap20h/Q8DSWGjp"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D05"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/JackTheRandomGuy"] [StudyName "Basics of The Colle system"] [ChapterName "Basic principes"] [UTCDate "2018.08.28"] [UTCTime "15:02:03"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Ezfap20h/Q8DSWGjp"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 { This Formation is named the pyramid. Build the pyramid after you develop your bishop and Knight. } 5... Nc6 6. Nbd2 { This is a standart position of the Colle system. Our bishop is stuck at the moment, but it will get quite active after the move e4. } { [%csl Rc1][%cal Ye3e4] } 6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 { [%cal Ge3e4] } 8... b6 9. e4 Bb7?! (9... cxd4 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qg4 Qd5 16. Bf4 h6 17. Re3 { [%cal Ge3g3] }) 10. e5! { If your oponent let you, play the move e5! } 10... Nd7 11. Nf1 Rc8 12. Ng3 { White now have great attack, all black pieces are on the queenside and white do not give up any material. } { [%cal Yd3h7,Yc1h6,Yg3h5,Bd1c2] } *