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| Zuke 'Em-The Colle Zukertort Revolutionized: A chess opening system for everyone, now bullet-proofed with new ideas | 
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Category: Book
Author: David I Rudel
Publisher: Thinkers Press
Studio: Thinkers Press
Manufacturer: Thinkers Press
Label: Thinkers Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 260
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1888710357
EAN: 9781888710359
ASIN: 1888710357
Publication Date: June 28, 2008
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Product Description
For decades, the chess world has run down the reputation of the Colle-Zukertort (a.k.a. The Rubinstein Attack) as an unassuming opening, claiming it did not exact the full measure of pain from Black in the quest to equalize. If such is the case, why do strong players (as Black) avoid the Zukertort? Instead they opt to play any of several pet defenses rather than deal with the constriction and onslaught of the main line. In Zuke 'Em: The Colle-System Revolutionzed, Rudel explains the basics of the Zukertort and then provided plenty of new ideas to address these various pet defenses that cowardly opponents may choose. In this book you will also find: 1.Introductory chapters for those who would not know the Zukertort from a Lemon Torte. 2.Analysis in real English from the perspective of someone who has played the opening exclusively for over a decade. 3.A barrage of never-before-published answers and extensive commentary on common lines. 4.A training section to help you retain and test your understanding of the opening.
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From J. Kaye's Book Blog November 19, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Zuke 'Em, by David Rudel, is a chess book about the Colle-Zuckertort opening. What makes this book stand out is the author is an award winning mathematician and amateur chess player, not a Chess Master.
What impressed me most about this book is Rudel's passion for this opening which comes through his writing. This is a chess book, so there is plenty of chess analysis. However, Rudel also uses statistics to provide the 'best by test' lines not just the best theoretical ones. He will also recommends other variations of the Colle or even other openings when it has scored better that the Colle-Zuckertort. Rudel also has lists of other recommended Colle books.
Rudel did not write for the Master player, but for 'club' players. Those of us, who probably never will be top touring professional ranks, but play local tournaments or on-line games. His Chapter 3, The Cast, tells what each piece from pawn to King stereotypically does in the opening. Master level books assume the reader know this. Also, at the club level, players usually do not play more than 4 - 5 moves, so the Main Line is reached more by accident than by purpose. There are three chapters for these kinds of openings. He has included a chapter of tests to check the understanding of the reader.
Additionally, there is the Zuke-Dukes forum. Rudel has several sections from Personnel Games and a game database, to Conundrums and New Busts to Updates, Typos, and Holes in his analysis. I have posted to Typos and Conundrums and gotten replies from Rudel. (He replies to all posts!)
From book cover to forum, this is about Rudel's passion, the Colle-Zuckertort opening, and his mission to educate and promote the best in chess play. David Rudel succeeds in that mission.
The Author Supports His Book Very Well October 23, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author has his own web site that supports the book! A very nice idea, I wish more chess authors did the same. I learned more ideas about the opening from the web site.
Besides this book is very good study on this opening.
unusual TERRIFIC book on the Colle October 15, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
A terrific book on the Colle, the author has obviously spent a great deal of time wrestling with the various problems this opening presents for someone who wants to play it. The book is not organized or written in a traditional manner, yet is very readable. It works well with another opening book by Summerscale, "A KILLER CHESS OPENING REPERTIORE".
A work of love, worth buying if it fits in with your openings...
"ZUKE 'EM" The Colle-Zukertort Revolutionized October 12, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a book either for the Colle player who wants to specialise in the Zuk or player who hasn't time so decides to speciliase in the Zuc an opening which is solid and dependable and gives a good middle game. Excellent treatment of the opening and liberal use of diagrams. Overall a good book
A great NEW book on the Colle-Zukertort for Class Players October 5, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
To my knowledge, this is the first and only book to be written exclusively on the Colle-Zukertort opening system. Luckily for us, this first one is outstanding!
As a former tournament class player (now retired to correspondence chess), I found ingenious and refreshing David Rudel's new ideas in chess writing. These include: (1) well-positioned, self-interruptive questions and comments (e.g., Why do you say that? and Why does Black have to fianchetto?), which he actually answers; (2) dealing directly (yet respectfully) with other authors' works touching on the Colle-Zukertort; (3) giving the reader the benefit of his own analysis board (Ch. 12 - Extra Analysis), and (4) allowing the reader to discover where he needs to re-read parts of the book more closely (Ch. 13 - Training).
More specifically, regarding item (2), above, where other writers leave off with "White has a slight advantage" or "White is better"-type comments, Rudel carries on and delivers numerous well-thought-out lines dealing with Black's serious attempts to derail the C Z, and in a way that class players can appreciate. For example, he explains in detail how to handle anti-Colle moves like ... Bf5 and ... Bf4, Black's attempt to chase away White's d3 bishop by playing ... Nb4, and even Black's ... c5 on the second move. He writes all of this for the class player in an informal style that is just plain fun to read. His selected master games specifically target the points he is making. He uses diagrams effectively and adequately, although I would have liked twice as many of them. (But I say that about every chess opening book I read.)
Rudel shows that playing the C-Z is not simply a matter of plopping down ten opening moves and then looking around to see what Black has done in the meantime. In my view, this work has transformed the Colle-Zukertort from a "system" to an outright opening. Of the many dozens of opening books in my chess library, Zuke `Em is hands down number one. If you play the C-Z, or want to (and if you read this book you will want to), this one is an absolute must-have.
Jack Clark
Idyllwild, CA
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