Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A good old gambit!

by Robert Ris
6/7/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris has fun analysing a game in which White tried an old line of the Flohr-Mikenas System (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 c5), which led to wild and entertaining play! | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
This video course offers you a complete, clear repertoire for Black against the moves 1.Nf3 and 1.c4. The recommended variations are easy to learn and not difficult to remember, but also pose White serious challenges.

Robert Ris: "I take a look at a spectacular game played at the GM Round Robin event during the Limburg Open. In the game Schoppen–De Boer, the players entered an old line of the Flohr–Mikenas System (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 c5), in which White sacrifices a pawn for quick development and long-term compensation, aided by the bishop pair.

With 16.g4!?, White sacrificed another pawn to broaden the battlefield on the kingside, after which Black quickly collapsed.

Exercise: White to move - can you see the killer sequence?

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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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