Hello,

I don't trust this Qe7-Qc7 idea, Capablanca's p*p followed by Ba3 looks a lot more natural to me. Maybe if black wants an interesting game, or looking for trouble depending on point of view, could try 
Lasker's 9... Rd8 followed by Bd7-e8 and f6, after Nd7-f8 worth  a try. 
                     This is all motivated because Anand lost a game after 8... b6? This line is covered in the "Winning against 1d4" book, based around QGA.  Sometimes more difficult lines than strictly necessary where choosen in this book. Think black could get an easier life with slav style lines, but suppose had to justify "winning" in title somehow.

Bye John S

In an earlier post on the Colle-Z, IM John Cox recommends going to a database and a search for "White-Jussupow". Well, that's what I did and here's what I found:

1) Jussupov uses the Colle-Z as an anti-Nimzo/Queen's Indian.

2)Against Black's Nc6 + Bd6 setup - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.0-0 d5 6.0-0 Bd6 7.Bb2 0-0 
(Here both S. Polgar and A. Summerscale give 8.Nbd2. Yussupow doesn't play that.)

8.a3 Twice, blitz + rapid scoring 0-2
8.c4 Once in a Bundesliga match scoring 1-0

Did Yussupow avoid 8.Nbd2 Qe7 9.Ne5 because he knew of 9... cxd4 10.exd4 Qc7? And more inportantly, did Polgar and Summerscale look at Yussupow's games and wonder why he avoided the main line? Since he is the strongest player in the world using that opening, you'd think so. 

GM Tony Kosten's article on the Colle-Z is a welcome and long overdue addition to this site. So many of us club players play it yet E. Prie really wasn't interested and admits in the Forum that even if he did do something on it, he would just be going through the motions. Keano's commit that it had "Fallen into a type of no-mans land" (on this site) is right on the money.

Kosten says he looked long and hard for something against the Colle-Z and found; 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Bd3 c5 5.b3 Nc6 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nbd2 Qe7 9.Ne5 Qc7!?. Well, he found it right here in the Forum, which is a remarkably rich source of information.

9.Ne5 has been the main move for some sixty years or more and now appears to be outright dubious. Fritz 10 doesn't like it either and says White can get an advantage with 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.a3 e5 11.b4 Bd6 12.c4
a)12... dxc4 13.Nxc4 Bc7 14.Ncd2 Bg4 15.b5 Na5 +=
b)12... e4 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxh2+ +=

Whether Fritz is right or not, it seems 9.Ne5?! is out of business and the books and video's on the Colle-Z are now out of date.