Opening name: Sicilian - Grand Prix Attack
Opening line: 1. e4 c5 2. f4
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 740 (28.3%)
Black: 889 (34.0%)
Draws: 986 (37.71%)
Sicilian - Grand Prix Attack
2. f4, with the idea of an aggressive attack against the Black King. Black can neutralise the threat with an immediate d5; for this reason the attack is often played in the move order 2. Nc3 followed with f4.
Most popular responses
2...d5 (Sicilian - Grand Prix Attack - Tal Gambit) If white accepts the gambit with 3.exd5, black's response is 3...Nf6, threatening the d5 pawn and gaining time in development. If white chooses to decline the gambit, it is usually done by 3.e5. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (2948443 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 47
Score: -0.05
Best Move: d5
PV Line: 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. c4
Historical games for Sicilian - Grand Prix Attack
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Ding, Liren (2791) | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Polgar, Judit (2722) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2777) | 1/2-1/2 | 2003 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily (2753) vs Giri, Anish (2734) | 0-1 | 2013 |
| Grischuk, Alexander (2717) vs Svidler, Peter (2765) | 0-1 | 2006 |
| Morozevich, Alexander (2741) vs Grischuk, Alexander (2710) | 0-1 | 2005 |
| Morozevich, Alexander (2736) vs Wang, Yue (2705) | 1/2-1/2 | 2013 |
| Short, Nigel D (2635) vs Kasparov, Garry (2800) | 1-0 | 1990 |
| Navara, D. (2727) vs Moiseenko, A1. (2692) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Short, Nigel D (2695) vs Leko, Peter (2630) | 0-1 | 1996 |
| Moiseenko, Va (2558) vs Jakovenko, D. (2710) | 0-1 | 2017 |