Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Beating the World Champion

by Robert Ris
5/18/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris looks at the encounter between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and World Champion Gukesh at the Superbet Classic in Bucharest. Gukesh tried a popular line in the Scotch, but things soon went wrong for the World Champion. | 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: "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his game against World Champion Gukesh in just 31 moves. The players followed a popular opening strategy in the Scotch, with Black quickly bringing the queen out to f6.

However, things soon went horribly wrong for Gukesh, who found himself in an absolutely hopeless situation. MVL demonstrated superb technique, converting his advantage seamlessly. In this episode, you will also learn how Black's play in this variation could have been improved."

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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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