Chess - Half-open game openings

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Sicilian defense Grand Prix attack 1.e4 c5 2. f4 2.f4 leads to the 'Attack Grand Prix', or 'Attack McDonnell' (from the name of the white contender in the 14th match played in London in 1834 between Alexander McDonnel and Louis-Charles de la Bourdonnais, won by black). According to Jeremy Silman and others, Black's best answer is 2 ... d5 3.exd5 Cf6 !, the Gambit Tal, which led to an immediate collapse in the popularity of 2.f4. 3] Nowadays, players introduce the Grand Prix Attack by playing 2.Cc3 before continuing with 3.f4. The main modern line is the following: 2.Cc3 Cc6 3.f4 g6 4.Cf3 Ag7. The move 2.Cc3 was played by high level Grand Masters (Gelfand, Short et. Al.), But only rarely. Here White can play the positional move 5.Ab5, threatening to double the Black pawn with Axc6, or the more aggressive 5.Ac4, aiming for an attack on the King side. A less common option is 2 ... e6, played by La Bourdonnais against McDonnell. #chess #Grand Prix attack #Half-open game