Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: As sharp as it gets!

by Robert Ris
8/16/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes a look at a game between Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, in which Caruana tried the Cozio Variation (3...Nge7) against the Ruy Lopez. Black's third move might appear harmless, but the board was quickly on fire. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
In this video course, twenty-nine examples with multiple questions are presented in the interactive format, which is ideal for a range of playing strengths. Step by step you will be taken through the complex positions.

Robert Ris: "My favourite game of the week is a battle between world number two and three: Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana. In this game Caruana used the Cozio Variation (3...Nge7) against the Ruy Lopez. Developing the knight via e7 to g6 is interesting but time-consuming. After White played h4, which Black countered with ...h5, the board was quickly on fire. This line is complicated and several top GMs have lost here in 25 moves or less! Chess doesn't get any sharper than this - so don't miss this episode!"

Question: What is White's best move here?

H. Nakamura - F. Caruana, St. Louis Rapid & Blitz 2024
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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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