Robert Ris

Robert Ris (born 1988) is an International Master (FIDE 2450+) who mostly spends his time training and coaching talented youngsters. On the PlayChess server 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 DVDs and regularly contributes to ChessBase Magazine as well. Since 2015 he is the organizer of the Dutch Rapid Championships in his home town Amstelveen.

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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Carlsen playing the Modern Defence

9/22/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at the Modern Defence with 4...a6, which World Champion Magnus Carlsen tried with Black in two interesting games against Arjun Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa in the Julius Bär Generation Cup. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: The attractions of the Dilworth Variation

9/19/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at the current state of the good old Dilworth Variation in the Open Ruy Lopez. The material imbalance of two minor pieces vs a rook and pawn (or two) leads to fascinating play with chances for both sides. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: The Italian Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)

9/8/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at the recent developments in the Italian Two Knights - an old system that still leads to interesting and dynamic play. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: A modern gambit against 1.c4

9/1/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at a modern and bold gambit that the young Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa tried twice - and with success - when playing with Black against Levon Aronian at the FTX Crypto Cup. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: An interesting gambit

8/25/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at an interesting gambit which Black can use to spice things up after 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4. With 4...e5!? Black indicates that he is ready to give a pawn to get good play. | "Fast and 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 Sveshnikov

8/19/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at a model game in the Sveshnikov, played by Fabiano Caruana (with Black) against Greek GM Dimitris Mastrovasilis at the Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Attacking in a Ragozin-Hybrid

8/11/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at a fine attacking game by Max Warmerdam. The young Dutch Grandmaster used a popular line of a Ragozin-Hybrid to play one of the most spectacular games of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Caro-Kann Advance Variation

8/4/2022 – This week Robert Ris will have a look at a spectacular game from the Olympiad match Czech Republic vs. Mongolia, in which David Navara played a model game that shows White's possibilities in the Caro-Kann Advance Variation. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Najdorf Sicilian with 6.Bg5

7/28/2022 – This week Robert Ris takes a look at a sharp line of the Najdorf Sicilian with 6.Bg5 and discusses a game that helped 14-year-old Adrian de Winter to win the Amsterdam Open. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: The Carlsen Sicilian

7/21/2022 – This week Robert Ris discusses a sharp variation of the Sicilian Defence, explored this week by none others than Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Sometimes short draws can be very exciting! | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: No margin of error

7/15/2022 – This week Robert Ris picks up from last week, when he looked at a quick loss suffered by Ding Liren with the white pieces. A recent victory by Andrew Hong from the US Junior Championship was similar in that a single mistake by White was quickly punished by his opponent. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Quick losses with White

7/7/2022 – This week Robert Ris takes a look at the game Ding Liren vs Teimour Radjabov from the second part of the Candidates. Ding Liren finished second in the Candidates but in this game he fell victim to an interesting opening idea by Radjabov and lost quickly. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: An interesting line against the Petroff

7/1/2022 – This week Robert Ris takes a look at the game Firouzja-Nepomniachtchi in which we again got to see Nepo's favorite Petroff. Firouzja opted for the interesting sideline with 5.c4, which eventually led to a non-typical Petroff structure. In the game Firouzja lost quickly but there are different, and better, ways to play this line. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: An attacking masterpiece in the King's Indian

6/23/2022 – This week Robert Ris looks at a brilliant attacking masterpiece in the King's Indian, in which Black tried a subtle idea in a well-known line. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Theoretical duels and a fine attack

6/16/2022 – This week Robert Ris looks at a game between the two young Indian Grandmasters Aravindh and Erigaisi, which was played at the MPL Indian Chess Tour and is a good example of Aravindh's attacking skills. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Shirov impresses in Limburg

6/9/2022 – This week Robert Ris looks at a fine victory by Alexei Shirov, who recently defeated Jorden van Foreest in a 4-game mini match that took place in Limburg. Fire on board! | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: A fascinating Najdorf

6/2/2022 – This week Robert Ris looks at the game Wang Hao vs Anish Giri from the Norway Chess Tournament. Both sides were ready for a Najdorf, both sides were well prepared and both sides were willing to enter sharp and complicated lines. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: A Gambit against the Sicilian Alapin

5/27/2022 – This week Robert Ris looks at a gambit, which Magnus Carlsen tried at the Chessable Masters to counter Nils Grandelius' Sicilian Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3). | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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