IN this series I am looking at the statistically best way to play against popular opening lines.
The numbers are drawn from the 2021 edition of ChessBase's Mega database, ignoring, where possible, those results that include very few games and so are statistically insignificant.
Here I will cover lines of the Grand Prix Attack against the Sicilian Defence starting with 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.f4.
After the further moves 3...Bg7 4.Nf3 Nc6 the position has transposed to lines already covered in Beat The ... Grand Prix Attack (part two).
Summing up: Black has little to fear, statistically, from the Grand Prix Attack, which is perhaps why it is rarely sighted at elite tournaments. Club level is another matter, and the Grand Prix Attack can be particularly expected there when, as not infrequently happens, it is recommended in a new repertoire book.
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