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.

9/27/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses a game from the Olympiad, in which Black tried a risky line in the Najdorf to counter White's strange-looking move 6.Rg1!? However, Black's risky approach backfired and White, who had almost 500(!) Elo-points less than his opponent achieved a surprising draw. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

9/19/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses one of the many fascinating games played at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. This time around, he has a look at a ramarkable attacking victory obtained by Israel's Maxim Rodshtein out of a Semi-Tarrasch. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

9/14/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes a look at a game from the Chess Olympiad, in which White crushed the Sicilian in typical sacrificial style. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

9/6/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes a look at a critical line of the Taimanov Sicilian - an exciting response to 1.e4, and the basis for a repertoire Robert proposed in a recently published ChessBase course. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

8/31/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes a look at a game between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana from the Sinquefield Cup. Caruana tried the Sicilian Dragon, and Nepo played a few subtle queen moves in the opening - i.e. lines worthy of careful analysis. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

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.

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.

8/11/2024 – The Taimanov Sicilian offers Black a flexible and reliable system against 1.e4, allowing for realistic winning chances without unnecessary risks. This comprehensive video course provides a complete repertoire, covering both the main lines and Anti-Sicilian variations, with more than 16 hours of instruction, interactive training, and over 400 model games. Ideal for players looking to solidify their understanding and confidently face any challenge in the Sicilian Defence.

8/2/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes a look at the Sicilian O'Kelly Variation (2...a6) which has recently become more popular again. Top theoretician GM Ivan Saric launched a new idea for White which seems to pose Black some serious problems. His opponent Icelandic GM Vignir Vatnar Stefansson didn't manage to come up with a good antidote and was blown off the board in only 26 moves. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/16/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses the game Vidit-Aronian from the SuperUnited event in Croatia, a game featuring the Advance Variation against the French. Aronian came up with a spectacular innovation to accelerate Black's counterplay in the centre by sacrificing two pawns. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/6/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes a look at the game Firouzja-So, which featured the sharp Sämisch Variation (4.a3) against the Nimzo-Indian. In a relatively well-known position, it seemed like Wesley So got surprised by a spectacular pawn sacrifice (8.c5!?) and quickly lost control. In this episode we'll deal with the theoretical implications of this almost new concept. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

6/24/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris shows how Chinese Grandmaster Tan Zhongyi, the winner of the Women's Candidates Tournament demolished a French Defense, in which Black was a bit too daring and reckless. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

6/17/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris looks at a game by Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, the "man of the moment" and the world's number 4 in live-rankings. At the moment, Erigaisi plays in the Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Yermuk, Armenia, where he defeated German Grandmaster Matthias Bluebaum in a fine game. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

6/8/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris takes another look at one of his favourite subjects - wins by the underdog, the nominally weaker player. The underdog win in this episode came at the World Junior Championship and it was Abhimanyu Mishra, the world's youngest ever grandmaster, who suffered. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

5/28/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses a game by 12-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus from Turkey, who recently became the highest-rated player under the age of 13 - a record held by Judit Polgar for 35 years. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

5/22/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses an amazing game in the King's Indian with 3.h4 that led to a tactical slugfest. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

5/12/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses a 21-move miniature obtained out of a Trompowsky Attack. The game was played in Warsaw between R Praggnanandhaa and Anish Giri. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

5/3/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris shows one of his own games - a complicated and interesting fight with chances for both sides. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

4/19/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris shows a game which saw a surprising piece sacrifice that has good chances to become the novelty of the year. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

4/14/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris analyses a couple of games from the Candidates Tournament, specifically the two encounters in which Ian Nepomniachtchi played his beloved Petroff Defence with 6...Bd6. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

4/6/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris looks at a game featuring the Double Fianchetto System. In the spirit of the King’s Indian Defence, Magnus Carlsen seizes the initiative on the kingside with black to win an instructive game. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/29/2024 – In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris shows how Levon Aronian surprised Wesley So in a classical line of the Nimzo-Indian. Aronian’s 5...c5!? worked out perfectly as he went on to win the game. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/25/2024 – Dutch IM Robert Ris is a much sought-after coach in his home country and is also a very prolific author. Mario Ziegler took a look at his latest FritzTrainer — one focused on tactics — for Glarean Magazine. “Calculation Training - Sharpen your Game” is a nice collection of new tactics exercises. The reviewer concluded: “Robert Ris has a pleasant style of presentation and responds to the reader’s probable solution suggestions”.