Reader Comments

"I really like the fact that Mr. Rudel takes an extremely close look at all the key move orders and tries to extract the maximum from each different setup that Black chooses. He shows that White still has a lot of bite left in ALL lines of the Zuke."
-International Master Jeremy Silman

"I got a chance to read a little bit more of the book. It is simply wonderful! The tone of the book matches my understanding/expectation of the Zukertort system. The training section in the end is invaluable. That is something that every book must have! Thank you for doing it!"
-S. Bangalore, Los Angeles

"Very impressed by the sheer amount of effort and brain power..."
 -Grandmaster Aaron Summerscale, author of A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire

"Sir, as a new user of [the C-Z], I have to say of all the books that I have bought, and that is a considerable amount, yours  is without doubt the best."
-R. Cooper

"David Rudel has put together the definite word on the Zukertort Colle.
This is a refreshing writing style with new ideas which should be helpful for the master to beginner player. What I liked about the book was the complete master game examples David used to show his ideas. I recommend this book to all players who want to put bite back in their game!!!!"
-National Master Michael Stewart, Hernando MS

"While reading, I often asked myself questions like "why can't I play Ne5 right now?" Quite often, David Rudel literally asks this questions himself in the book and provides an explanation... you will find much less of the useless "obviously, White wins here" statements in this book than you will find in most opening books written by GMs"
-Sciurus at Squirrelchess.com

"David Rudel's analysis of the Zukertort is Solid!"
- Senior Master Mick Bighamian (owner of Los Angeles Chess Club)

"I own the books by Lane and Summerscale and that book here definitely takes the cake on my view. Definitely different from any other book that you read and is worth every penny that I spent to get it. "
- Dionisis Koulianos' Amazon review

"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 player, I found ingenious and refreshing David Rudel's new ideas in chess writing. Of the many dozens of opening books in my chess library, Zuke 'em is hands down number one."
- Jack Clark's Amazon review

"Terrific book for learning a new opening"
-Life National Master Larry Tamarkin

"Very Good!! Based on what I've read already, I may have to switch repertoires."
-Mike Leahy, Creator of Bookup

First and foremost, it is written in a way that those of us who have not yet acquired an international title can readily understand.
- Greg at Greg's Blogspot

"Outstanding!It is a "must have" book for anyone who plays the Colle-Zukertort, or wants to. The author makes it easy to understand the ideas behind the opening, and a very fun read. Of all my Chess books, this is my favorite!
-Tim "Colonel Flagg"

"What a beautiful book! I'm impressed!"
-Dr. Max Warshauer, USCF Candidate Master, Professor of Mathematics, Texas State University

Instead Rudel readily admits there are several options available to Black that can trouble white, and that the C-Z is not the perfect "lazy" opening. His honesty is compelling and makes people more like to buy the book than all the silly hyperbole and half-truths you get with most books on "system" openings.
- Wallace H. Hannum

"The lines are VERY effective for players rated 1200-1900."
-International Master Jeremy Silman