Colle's Chess Masterpieces

By Fred Reinfeld

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486247570
• ISBN13: 9780486247571
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Dover Pubns
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Interesting games from Begian GM of 1920s & 30s

Edgard Colle was perhaps the best chess player from Belgium before his death in 1932. He perfected and advocated a form of the Queen's Pawn Game that became known as the Colle System. This opening is known for its relative ease-of-understanding by beginning players and its solid attacking chances. This collection of Colle's games was written and annotated by Fred Reinfeld BEFORE Reinfeld became known as something of a hack chess publishing institution, cranking out works like "Chess Mastery Overnight" and "How to Win in Two Moves" and many others that bore significant resemblance to works he'd already written. "Colle's Chess Masterpieces" contains detailed analysis of 51 of Colle's games against opponents like Grunfeld, Reti, Euwe, and Rubinstein. It provides some insight into the relatively grinding work of a "tournament circuit" player in the days before FIDE and guaranteed prize money. I only wish that Reinfeld could have included a bit more information on Colle himself, but unfortunately very little is (was) known about him.