Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Dubov tests the King's Indian

by Robert Ris
8/14/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes a look at a new idea in the King's Indian that Daniil Dubov recently tried with success - in a well-known line he surprised his opponent with a dangerous pawn sacrifice. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

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Robert Ris: "I have a look at the game Dubov-Isanzhulov from the FIDE World Blitz team championships in Kazakhstan. In a King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3) with 4...Bf5 White played the principled 5.Qb3 and after 5...b6 opted for the almost unknown 6.e4!?, which is a spectacular pawn sacrifice that gave White great chances to develop the initiative. Soon, Dubov also launched his g- and h-pawn.

The ensuing positions are fascinating to analyse, but unfortunately on move 24 Black lost on time."

Question: How would you continue here with White?

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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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