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Colle System — opening family

3 catalogued lines · ECO A04–A40

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Qa5+ — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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All 3 lines

NameECOMain line length
Colle System: Pterodactyl VariationA408 plies
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus VariationA048 plies
Colle System: Siroccopteryx VariationA4010 plies