Fast and Furious: 6.Nd5!? against the Classical Sicilian

by Robert Ris
12/5/2019 – Recently the gambit line with 6.♘d5 against the Classical Sicilian has been seen in quite a number of games by some talented Dutch youngsters. IM Robert Ris shows some examples. Tune into the live show at 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET / 1 PM EST) which is free to watch, and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium account holders (but FREE for a limited time!). To chat, please visit videos.chessbase.com/live or login via Playchess for Windows. In the diagram, it's Black to play!
Pattern recognition is an important tool in modern chess, as it helps you to understand better the characteristics of a position. Particularly when you have been confronted with a surprise opening system played by your opponent, it helps when you can just

An early white knight foray

The position after 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♞f6 5.♘c3 ♞c6 features more than 100.000 games, while the gambit line with 6.♘d5!? has been only been tested 37 times as far as I know.  The main continuations 6.♗g5 (Rauzer) and 6.♗c4 (Velimirovic attack) have been discussed in earlier Fast & Furious shows, but in this episode a relatively new surprising weapon will be discussed. In the previous round of the Dutch League I got in some nice preparation and build up a nice initiative.

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Ris vs Jens, Dutch League 2019
Position after 24...dxe5

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nd5 e6 7.Nxf6+ Qxf6 8.Nb5 Qd8 9.c4 a6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Rb8 13.Be3 b6 14.f4 Bb7 15.Qd2 Ba8 16.Rac1 Rb7 17.Bd3 Qb8 18.a3 Na5 19.Qe2 Nb3 20.Rcd1 Rc8 21.f5 Bf8 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.e5 Nc5 24.Bb1 dxe5 25.b4 Nd7 26.Bxh7+ Kxh7 27.Qh5+ Kg8 28.Qf7+ Kh8 29.Rf3 Nf6 30.Rh3+ Nh7 31.Qg6 1–0
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Robert is an International Master 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. He has started a YouTube channel with chess analysis as well.

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