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: The Improved Milner-Barry Gambit

10/21/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the improved Milner-Barry Variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3!? cxd4 7.0-0, an interesting and aggressive way to fight the French Defense that has recently become more and more popular. | "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 Benoni Fianchetto

10/14/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris shows how White can use the Fianchetto System to fight for the initiative against the Benoni. | "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 Belgrade Gambit

10/7/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris looks at a way to spicen things up in the Scotch Four Knights - the Belgrade Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5!?. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: 3.h4 against the King's Indian and Grünfeld

9/30/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris looks at the move 3.h4 against the King's Indian and Grünfeld - a bold and aggressive push that recently has become popular and that Black seems to find surprisingly hard to counter. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: English Four Knights

9/23/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris shows how Black can get good attacking chances in the Four Knights Variation of the English Opening, using one of his own games from the Dutch Team Championship as example. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Nepo's King's Gambit

9/17/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris shows how Ian Nepomniachtchi used the goold old King's Gambit to score a quick win in his Armageddon match against Alireza Firouzja at the Norway Chess Tournament. | “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 Botvinnik Variation in the Semi-Slav

9/10/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a sideline in the Botvinnik Variation of the Semi Slav — 7.a4. He analyses a game in which Indian prodigy Gukesh had the white pieces, and pays special attention to a 2019 predecessor in which Daniil Dubov beat Anish Giri with white. | “Fast and Furious” is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Playing 6.Bg5 to beat the Najdorf

9/2/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a sharp and instructive game in the Sicilian Najdorf. Ris’ student Eline Roebers (15 years old) beat a player much higher-rated than her on her way to tournament victory at the Brugse Meesters in Belgium! | “Fast and Furious” is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Beating the London System

8/27/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at an instructive game in the London System. German GM Alexander Donchenko sacrificed his pawn on b7 to develop a massive initiative. | “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 crushing attack in the Cambridge Springs

8/19/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the Cambridge Springs Variation in the Semi Slav 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 and how White might be able to generate fast and furious play against this seemingly solid line. | "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 new direction in the Queen's Gambit Declined

8/12/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a fascinating game in which Black tried new ways in the Queen's Gambit Declined - which led to a little brilliancy. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Winnning on demand - with the King's Indian Attack

8/5/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look how Sergey Karjakin won a must-win game in spectacular fashion against Sam Shankland at the FIDE World Cup - with the King's Indian Attack as a surprise weapon. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Fighting the King's Indian with 3.h4!?

7/29/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at Sam Shankland's spectacular victory against Peter Svidler at the World Cup. After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 Shankland played 3.h4!?, a move that discourages Black from playing the Grunfeld. Svidler tried a King's Indian setup instead but without much success. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Nimzo-Indian with 4.f3

7/22/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the Nimzo-Indian with 4.f3, a sharp system that has helped White in many games to mate the opponent quickly. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Painful losses for Kasparov in the Najdorf

7/15/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the problems Garry Kasparov faced in the Najdorf, when he tried it in his blitz games of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Sicilian Taimanov (6.Be3 a6 7.g4)

7/8/2021 – This week, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a fascinating game from the Croatia Grand Chess Tour. He delves into the intricacies of a trendy line of the Sicilian Taimanov (with an early 7.g4), discussing the thematic attacking ideas 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: Sicilian Dragon (6.g3)

7/1/2021 – This week, the well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look how Black can spice up the Sicilian Dragon even if White tries to have a quiet life. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: MVL beats the French

6/24/2021 – This week, the well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look how Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won a spectacular game against Ian Nepomniachtchi and the French Defense. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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