Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: A tactical slugfest

by Robert Ris
5/8/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks at the encounter between World Champion Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa in the first round of the Superbet Classic in Bucharest. An interesting opening quickly turned into a complicated and highly entertaining tactical slugfest. | 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 am covering the game Gukesh-Praggnanandhaa, an amazing tactical slugfest! In a Queen's Gambit Accepted with 3.Nf3 c5 soon a very original position arose with opposite-castled kings. White obtained a wonderful position thanks to his central dominance, but couldn't resist the temptation to win material rather than trying to exploit the superior placement of his pieces."

Exercise: White to move. Try to improve the play of the World Champions!

Gukesh - Praggnanandhaa, Superbet Classic, Bucharest 2025
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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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