Robert Ris

Robert Ris (born 1988) is an International Master (FIDE 2450+) who mostly spends his time training and coaching talented youngsters. On video portal The Fast and the Furious is a popular show where he explains sharp opening lines for a wider audience. He is also a well-known ChessBase author who produced numerous video courses and regularly contributes to ChessBase Magazine as well. Since 2015 he is the organizer of the Dutch Rapid Championships in his home town Amstelveen. He's started a YouTube channel with chess analysis as well.

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Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be3 Ng4

12/22/2025 – Twenty years after Topalov’s legendary knight sacrifice in San Luis, history echoed on the same stage. Ivan Cheparinov revisited the famous Najdorf line against Alexey Shirov — and after a 65-minute think on move 21, “Fire on the Board” struck back with a brilliant finish. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Benko Gambit with 5...e6

12/16/2025 – This week we are having a look at a spectacular miniature played in the Greek Championships. The game Nikolaidis-Alexakis featured the Benko gambit in which Black opted for the modern treatment with 5...e6. Black even got the chance of sacrificing a knight on move 10, how often do you see that happening still in grandmaster play?? | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Queen's Indian Defence 5.Qc2

12/9/2025 – This week an Indian top Grandmaster 2662-rated lost a game in only 16 moves! In this week's episode we will see what went wrong in a sharp line of the Queen's Indian Defence with 5.Qc2, which includes an early pawn sacrifice. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: English-Catalan-Opening

11/29/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks into the FIDE World Cup which has seen a lot of interesting games, featuring spectacular openings as the KO-format forces players to take a lot of risks.| Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: FIDE World Cup 2025

11/25/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks into the FIDE World Cup which has seen a lot of interesting games, featuring spectacular openings as the KO-format forces players to take a lot of risks.| Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation.

11/15/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks into the Frankenstein-Dracula Variation played in the game Dubov vs Meier.| Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: 3...d6 in the Italian Game

10/27/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks into 3...d6 in the Italian Game palyed in Niemann vs Caruana.| Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A tricky sideline of the Ruy Lopez (8.Bd2!?)

10/18/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks into a tricky sideline of the Ruy Lopez (8.Bd2!?). White came well prepared and managed establish a firm grip in the centre.| Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A model game in the Rossolimo with e6

10/3/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks into the Rossolimo with 3...e6, showcasing Nguyen’s model Bundesliga win that highlights Black’s central dominance and precise calculation. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A fine miniature

9/19/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks at the game N. Yakubboev vs A. Demchenko from the Grand Swiss in Samarkand, which illustrates how it is still possible to be creative and bold in the opening: White sacrificed his bishop on move 8 (!) and went on to win a fine miniature. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A queen sacrifice in the Alapin

9/8/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris examines a spectacular queen sacrifice in a line of the Alapin. This sacrifice was tested in the first round of the Grand Swiss in Samarkand — and it passed the test with flying colours. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Incredible!

9/2/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris presents a really wild game - at the Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica Zdroj Yakubboev and Bluebaum found a way to turn the solid Queen's Gambit into absolute mayhem. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: New discoveries in an old line of the French

8/25/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris takes a look at a game by the new French Champion, Marc’Andria Maurizzi, who defeated Christian Bauer in a topical line of the French. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: High-profile games featuring the Slow Slav

8/16/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris goes over two very interesting games featuring the Slow Slav. He shows some thematic ideas which serve to illustrate the dangers and opportunities found in such setups. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A model game in the London

8/8/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris shows how Ukrainian GM Pavel Eljanov used an aggressive line of the London to score a fine victory. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Erdogmus beats Svidler's Grunfeld

8/1/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris shows how 14-year old Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus surprised Peter Svidler, one of the greatest Grunfeld experts, with a sideline in Svidler's pet opening. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: An opening surprise in an important game

7/28/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris takes a look at the first game of the Women's World Cup final. Divya Deshmukh, the eventual winner of the World Cup, surprised her opponent Humpy Koneru with a new move in a well-known line. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A spectacular win in the Ragozin

7/22/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks at the spectacular game Kazakouski-Volokitin from the Portuguese Team Championship. In a sharp and theoretically interesting line of the Ragozin, Black won in style and surprisingly quickly. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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