Vienna v. Sicillian

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Flamma_Aquila

I've begun playing the Vienna (game not gambit) as my main white opening. I am very happy with it when black responds 1. e5.

But I knew I'd be facing the Sicilian a lot, so I figured I'd need to learn an Anti-sicilian. I picked the Grand Prix Attack.

But then I noticed... the GPA is identical to the Vienna gambit in the first three moves for white. And so I've experimented with playing the Vienna Game (1. e4 2. Nc3 3. f4/Bc4/g3 against the Sicilian, and it seems to work just fine.

Anybody know of any resources on playing the Vienna v. the Sicilian? I just want to see some lines, and how they work.

Thanks!

MN94XD

The normal Closed Sicilian should suffice. Here is the main line.