what do you think of the Grand Prix attack?
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Feb 7, 2023
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I heard it's a good anti scilian weapon....what do you think?
or it better to play the alapin or closed scilian?
note: on a subjective point I do play the Vienna, and I was told the two openings are like cousins. perhaps this would make it subjectively good in my case?
Feb 8, 2023
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#2
It's good if you're prepared to go on the attack immediately, play aggressively, and be willing to lose one or more pieces. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
@1
"I heard it's a good anti scilian weapon"
++ It is. There are 2 ways to play it: caveman style with Bc4 or positionally with Bb5.
"it better to play the alapin or closed scilian?" ++ About the same.
Closed Sicilian >= Alapin >= Grand Prix Attack, as judged by appearance in top events.
"I do play the Vienna, and I was told the two openings are like cousins"
++ Vienna with 3 f4 would be similar. Vienna with Bc4 would be similar to caveman GP.
Vienna with g3 would be more similar to the Closed Sicilian.
