Grand Prix Attack Themes

Here we are presenting useful themes for White.
 Also to note if you are playing these positions with Black, watch for the attacking theme. Main Theme for White against g6,Bg7 and ..d6 or ..c5 : White will try to play Qd1-e1, Kh1, then f4-f5 or Qe1-g3 with strong attack.
 This can arise from Pirc, Sicilian Kan-Taimanov or Grand Prix Attack (B23). Typically White's bishop goes on b3

example 1 : B23 Grand Prix

Example 2: Sicilian Kan

Full game analysis here

Qd1-e1, f4-f5 games opening analysis

 All analyzed

1. Spasov, V. vs Strikovic, A. 1-0 Niksic Rnd:9 Niksic 1991.??.??2. Anand, V. vs Gelfand, B. 1-0 Wijk aan Zee 65/156 1996.??.??3. Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris 1/2-1/2 Reggio Emilia 9192 Rnd:8 Reggio Emilia 1992.??.??4. Robson, R. vs Le Quang Liem 1-0 11th Aeroflot Open A Rnd:6 Moscow RUS 2012.02.12

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. f4 [#] 7...  g6 8. Kh1 ( 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qe1 [#] 9... Nc6 ( 9... O-O 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. Nc3 [#] 11... Nb4! 12. e5 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Ne8 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Qf2 Bc6 16. Bb6 Qd7 Kosten-Cvitan 1989 17. d4 f6 ) 10. Kh1 Nd7! [#] 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Be3 b5 Sax-Gheorghiu, Moskau (izt) 1982 ChessBase: Interzonal tournaments 13. Rd1 Qe7! 14. a3 Bb7 15. f5 ( 15. Qg3 b4! 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. f5! Nxd3 18. Rxd3 exf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bf4 Qf6 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Rf2 Qb6 ) 15... Nc5 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Bg5 = ) 8...  Bg7 9. Nf3 ( 9. Nc3 O-O 10. f5! Nc6 ( 10... Qb6 ) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5! [#] 12... exf5 13. exf5 [#] 13... d5! 14. Qd2 ( 14. Qe1!? ) 14... a5!? ( 14... Qd6 15. Rae1 Bxf5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Rxf5 Rae8 ) 15. Rae1 ( 15. Rf3!? ) 15... Qb6! ( 15... Ba6? 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Re6 ) 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Re7 ( 17. Be3 Qc7 ) 17... Ng4! Hellers-Gheorgiou 1989 18. h3 Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Qf2 20. Qxf2 Nxf2+ 21. Kg1 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Ne4 ) 9...  Qc7?! ( 9... Nc6 ) 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Qe1 O-O 12. a4 Nb4! 13. Qh4! b6? ( 13... Nxd3!? 14. cxd3 Bd7 += ) ( 13... Bd7 14. f5 exf5 15. exf5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 d5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Ng4 19. Qh4 ( 19. Qg5 Bxf5 20. Nxd5 Qd6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Rae1 ) 19... Ne3 ) 14. f5! [#] strong attack white 14...  e5 ( 14... exf5 15. Bg5 ) 15. Bg5 Qe7 16. Rae1 Ra7 ( 16... Bb7 17. Nd2 ) 17. Bc4 +/- Kh8 18. g4! gxf5 19. gxf5 Rc7 20. Nd5!? ( 20. Bb3 ) 20...  Nbxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxc2 22. Rg1! +- [#] 22...  Rc5 ( 22... Rg8 23. Rg3 / Rh3,Bxf6,Qxh7# ) 23. Rg3 Rd8 ( 23... Rxd5 24. Rh3 +- ) 24. Reg1! ( 24. Rh3 Kg8 25. Bb3 Kf8 26. Qg3 b5 ( 26... h5 27. Rxh5 ) 27. Rxh7 ) 24...  Rxd5 ( 24... b5 25. Bh6 ) 25. Bh6! 1-0