Robert Ris' Fast and Furious: Theoretical debates in the Colle

by Robert Ris
10/2/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris looks at a theoretically interesting game Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Ding Liren played at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Abdusattorov tried a sharp approach in the Colle system, but got into trouble when the World Champion found a good counter. | 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 another game from the Olympiad: Abdusattorov-Ding Liren. White opted for the Colle system, but instead of following the normal development moves, White went for the sharp line with 4.dxc5 and 5.b4, which eventually led to a double-edged structure with White having two connected pawns on the queenside and Black having the upper hand in the centre.

The World Champion set the board alight with the move 12...g5! In this episode we'll look at the details of this theme. It is clear that Adbusattorov struggled to find the right plan and suffered for the rest of the game, being lucky to escape with a draw."

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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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