David I Rudel

Most good chess games have turning points, decisive moves where momentum and advantage are at stake. The Moment of Zuke helps Colle System players succeed by illuminating the facets critical to these positions and providing plenty of practice material for training. In June of 2008, David Rudel brought a new brand of chess instruction in his debu...

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 var...