Sicilian defense - Grand prix attack: Bust?

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thegeneral14

I have been studying the grand prix attack lately and i think that black can have the advantage if he plays accurately. Also, i think with the key move h6 he really defends almost every whites threat. What do you think?

Sicilianlands

I never play this response because of this move i prefer the c3 sicilian.

clunney

1. ...e6 handles the Grand Prix attack nicely :)

MonkeyH

Grand prix is against sicilian, how does 1...e6 work against that? I would play something else off course if you reply with your french defense

Also according to the statistics on this website, the sicilian performs better against the Grand prix attack. ( about 44% win chance to 32% for white)

alec98

Dont underestimate the Grandprix Attack  in the hands of someone who knows what their doing........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Waqz3PMz4

majipoor
BulgarianMachine wrote:

i think, first of all black plays 2..Nc6 as the main line in this variation, not 2...d6.

 

Many players play 2...d6 and 2...e6 against the 2.Nc3 antis, since white can so easily transpose back into the open.