Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Instructive mistakes

by Robert Ris
3/28/2025 – In his new Fast & Furious show, Robert Ris presents a theoretically interesting sharp attacking game, in which both sides made instructive mistakes. | 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 look at the fascinating encounter between Zhu Jiner and Divya Deshmukh from the Nikosia Grand Prix. A French Steinitz variation led to a sharp middlegame with opposing kings. Both players made some very instructive mistakes and gave each other several opportunities to take the initiative."

Exercise 1: White to play. Spot and hit the weakness!

Zhu Jiner - Divya Deshmukh, Nikosia 2025
White to play

Feel free to move the pieces on the live diagram!

Exercise 2: Calculate the spectacular finish of the game. White to play.

White to play

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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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