4/1/2021 – In this week’s show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the move 6.Qd3!? against the Najdorf, which recently has given Black a lot of trouble and led to fascinating games. | “Fast and Furious” is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/25/2021 – In this week’s show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the surprising Nakhmanson Gambit. Give up a piece and go for a devastating attack — it will be tough for your opponent to find the precise defensive setup. | “Fast and Furious” is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/18/2021 – In this week’s show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a remarkable game in which Ian Nepomniachtchi found a brilliant idea to take down Hikaru Nakamura’s Berlin Defence. Have fun and enjoy! | “Fast and Furious” is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

3/11/2021 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at at a wild but entertaining gambit: the Halloween Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5!?. Have fun and enjoy! | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

2/4/2021 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at some of the powerful opening ideas that helped Jorden van Foreest to win the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

1/29/2021 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a close look at a new concept in the King's Indian Defense that Fabiano Caruana used to beat Radoslaw Wojtaszek in round 9 of the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

1/21/2021 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris pays tribute to the legendary Grandmaster and writer Lubomir Kavalek, who passed away January 18, 2021, at the age of 77. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

1/7/2021 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the Italian, and in particular how Daniil Dubov played it in his masterpiece against Sergey Karjakin at the Russian Championship 2020. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: Photo: Lennart Ootes / World Rapid Championship 2018

12/31/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the Gothenburg Variation, which derives its name from the fact that three Soviet players (Keres, Spassky and Geller) played against three Argentinian players (Najdorf, Pilnik and Panno) and reached exactly the same variation of the Sicilian Najdorf at the Sweden city! | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

12/11/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a way to spice up the Petroff - the Stafford Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6!?. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

11/26/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at an old favourit of Garry Kasparov: the Petrosian Variation of the Queen's Indian Defense. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET / 16:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: Frederic Friedel

11/12/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at a classical game, in which Botvinnik introduced a fascinating and aggressive idea in the Queen's Gambit into practice. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET / 16:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

10/29/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the fascinating opening battle that occurred in a game between Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Aryan Tari from the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET / 16:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

10/15/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris takes a look at the Armageddon game between Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen from round 1 of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament. Against Aronian's Queen's Gambit Carlsen tried the Janowski variation, 4...a6!?, which led to a sharp fight and theoretically interesting complications. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

10/8/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris shows how Black can mix things up against the Slow Slav. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

9/24/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris presents an interesting line against the Sicilian Najdorf: 6.Rg1. A move that is still underrated but that has the potential to become quite popular. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: ChessBase India

8/13/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris presents a spectacular game by Luke Leon Mendonca, one of the most promising Indian talents. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: ChessBase India

7/30/2020 – In this week's show, well-known Dutch trainer Robert Ris gives all those looking for a simple repertoire with White against 1.e4 e5 a simple solution: to play 2.Bc4. The model games he presents, with Nepomniachtchi, Firouzja and Kasparov marshaling the white pieces, show how dangerous this opening can be. | "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

7/16/2020 – This week brings a very special edition of Robert Ris' "Fast & Furious" show, as Robert recently released his new book "The Modernized Sveshnikov", in which he presents a Black repertoire against 1.e4 that is based on one of the most reliable variations of the Sicilian. "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

6/25/2020 – This week Robert Ris takes a look at the Van Geet Opening, 1.Nc3!?. This tricky opening is named after the Dutch International Master and Grandmaster of Correspondence chess Dick van Geet (pictured), who played 1.Nc3 regularly and analysed the move in depth. "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: Jac. de Nijs / Anefo / CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

6/4/2020 – This week Robert Ris takes a look at the Four Pawns Attack in the Alekhine Defense, a variation that can lead to fascinating positions. "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/24/2020 – This week Robert Ris takes a look at another fascinating new idea by opening expert Daniil Dubov. This time the innovative Russian top GM came up with a novelty on move 6 in the Anti-Meran. The amazing resource is 6...a5!? which gives a new dynamical touch to this heavily investigated opening. "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/7/2020 – Robert Ris takes a look at the Queen's Gambit Declined with 5.Bf4 that poses Black a surprising number of problems and has been tried by players such as Ding Liren (pictured) and Magnus Carlsen. "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here. | Photo: Niki Riga

4/23/2020 – Robert Ris takes a look at the Neo-Archangelsk, a sharp line of the Ruy Lopez that has recently been tried by Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen. "Fast and Furious" is available from 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EDT) on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.