Meanings
nounColle System (uncountable)
- uncountableA Closed Game system in chess, characterized by white developing the center pawns to d4 and e3, king's knight is to f3, the king's bishop to d3, and the queen's bishop's pawn to c3.
Origin
Named after Belgian chess master Edgard Colle.
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Colle System. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colle%20System
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“Colle System.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colle%20System. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colle System,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colle%20System.
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