Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A sharp line of the London

by Robert Ris
12/6/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris uses game 6 of the World Championship match between Gukesh D and Ding Liren in Singapore to take a closer look at a sharp and entertaining line of the London. | 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 have a closer look at game 6 of the World Championship match between Ding Liren and Gukesh, which featured a sharp London line that eventually led to a position with kings on opposite sides. In the middle game, White seemed to have gained the upper hand thanks to his control of the centre with its important pieces. The reigning World Champion played too safe and eventually the players had to settle for a draw in a double rook ending.

In this episode I will have a closer look at the modern ideas in this opening, based on an early Bb5, rather than developing the bishop to the more common d3 square. In 2017 I played an interesting game myself, which I will also discuss."

Exercise: What would you do with White?

R. Ris - R. Gonzalez Gomez, Varadero 2017
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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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