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I have decided to return to my project on the Alrick Man Vienna Gambit Theme Tournament of 1924-1925, so I thought I'd compile a bibliography on the Vienna Gambit (C29), which opens 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 and usually continues 3...d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 when White then has a choice among 5.d3, 5.Qf3 and 5.Nf3. Part of my inspiration for returning to the Alrick Man project comes from an article in New in Chess Yearbook #110 (2014), which presents the Vienna Gambit as an interesting territory in which to "just play chess" in creative ways, as in the game Jobava - Mamedyarov, Warsaw 2013. This is an attractive idea, and one I think the Alrick Man games demonstrate. You can also find a lot of creativity in the games of other players who have favored the Vienna Gambit, including Jonny Hector, Dragoljub Janošević, Heikki Westerinen, Karel Hromadka, and Rudolf Spielmann.
The Vienna Gambit might make an interesting addition to a Four Knights repertoire, starting 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 when you can choose between 3.Nf3 or 3.f4!? for times when you are looking for an offbeat adventure. Vienna Gambit game collections can be found at Chessgames (C29), Spielmann playing C29 as White, Vienna Gambit 3...exf4? 4.e5, Vienna Gambit f5 Variation, 365 Chess, Chess-DB, ChessTempo, ChessTempo2, ChessTempo1, and ChessAge.
Bibliography
"Meagre Prospects of Success" by Martin Breutigam, ChessBase Magazine #169 (December 2015 - January 2016). A very critical consideration of White's chances, focusing on the main lines that follow 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4, which include: 5.Qf3 as in Nakamura - Yermolinsky, Stillwater 2007 which continued 5...Nc6! 6.Bb5 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Qh4+ 8.g3 Qe4+ 9.Qxe4 dxe4 10.Bf4?! (the Sveshnikov's prefer 10.Be3!) with a complex ending where Black had better chances than the result would suggest, according to Breutigam; 5.d3 when Black is already better after 5...Nxc3 6.bxc3 d4!; and 5.Nf3 when Black can try 5...Be7 or 5...Bc5! as in Jobava - Mamedyarov, Warsaw 2013 and other games. A very challenging article for players as White, and more evidence that 5.Qf3 may indeed be White's best try.
A Chess Opening Repertoire for Blitz and Rapid: Sharp, Surprising and Forcing Lines for Black and White by Evgeny and Vladimir Sveshnikov, New in Chess 2015.
A wonderful book with lots of interesting lines, including the Vienna Game and Gambit (pp. 333 - 398). The father and son authors focus appropriately on the line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3! which increasingly looks like White's best chance for getting a playable game and even the initiative, especially in blitz and rapid chess. Main Vienna Gambit games discussed include Najdorf - Chaves, Sao Paulo simul 1947; Lagarde - Bouget, Avoire Open 2012; Spielmann - Marshall, Breslau 1912; and Depasquale - Charles, Suncoast 1999, but many more games are discussed and analyzed in the notes. They also analyze 2...Bc5 3.f4! and 2...Nc6 3.Bc4. Other openings covered include, for Black, the Alekhine and Queen's Gambit Accepted and, for White, the 2.b3 Sicilian, the Two Knights French, and the Two Knights Caro-Kann.
"A Worthy Alternative" by Alexander Finkel, New in Chess Yearbook #110 (2014): 135-139. Focuses on the line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Bc5!, featuring the recent game Jobava - Mamedyarov, Warsaw 2013, which continued 6.Qe2!? Bf5! 7.Nd1 with complex play, though Black clearly has the initiative. Other games include Lehtivaara - Virtanen, Finland Junior Ch 1987; Uritzky - Kogan, Tel Aviv 1996; Pedersen - Ochsner, Denmark tt 2001-2002; Lemmers - Vedder, Netherlands tt 2013-2014; Andreikin - Kramnik, Moscow WCh Blitz 2010; Milotai - Fichtl, Brno 1957; Hector - Hagen, Copenhagen 2012; Ljubojevic - Ciocaltea, Skopje ol 1972; Narmontas - Gustafsson, Warsaw rapid 2008; and Vavra - Fernandez Garcia, Barcelona tt 1993. A close look at the line suggests that the classic 5.Nf3 is put into question by 5....Bc5!
Game Of the Week: GM Jobava vs. GM Mamedyarov by Joel Benjamin, ICC Video (November 29, 2013). Some useful notes on the widely discussed Jobava game. Membership required.
"Alrick H. Man Vienna Gambit Theme Tournament" by Michael Goeller, Kenilworth Chess Club (January 2011). My first and (until 3 years later) last article on this theme tournament at the Marshall Chess Club that ran from December 1924 - April 1925 and was sponsored by club member and philanthropist Alrick H. Man. In this first article, I had annotated the game Carlos Torre - C. E. Norwood, which began 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Qe2! I will soon be posting all of the games from this theme tournament. Update: the final article on this tournament contained all games and analysis.
The Vienna with 3.f4 by Nigel Davies, ChessBase DVD (2011)
"Besides the traditional lines such as 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 and 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 h6 7.Nxf7, Davies examines modern treatments such as 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.exd5 and 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 d6 6.d5!?. He also shows why many of the typical reactions at club level are bad. Video running time: 4 hours." Also at ChessCentral.
"Vienna Gambit - 5. d3" by Subhodh Kotekal & Tony Palmer, West Michigan Chess (2011).
"Vienna Gambit - 5. Nf3" by Subhodh Kotekal & Tony Palmer, West Michigan Chess (2011). Some questionable analysis and old sources, but not a bad overview.
Boris Alterman, Vienna Gambit video lecture series at ICC (2010). Part One (Preview, Members); Part Two (Preview, Members); Part Three (Preview, Members); Part 4 (Preview, Members) - requires Windows Media Player.
The ABC of the Vienna by Andrew Martin, ChessBase DVD (2009)
Reviewed by Louis Lima. "IM Andrew Martin argues that the Vienna is a good practical choice. White can steer the game into all manner of interesting positions according to Black’s response. He may play sharply or positionally. Black must respond very accurately to demonstrate equality. Video running time: 3 hours 42 minutes."
"The Rough Guide to Vienna" by Gary Lane, Opening Lanes #119 at
ChessCafe (2008). Discusses some games where Black plays the passive d6 defense, which is generally not effective against the Vienna.
The Art of Sacrifice in Chess, Game 20 by Katar, ChessVideos.tv (2007). A useful commentary on the game Spielmann - Flamberg 1914.
Shock and Awe in the Vienna Gambit by George Eraclides, Pawn's Progress blog (October 2006). An interesting game of the author's with the Oxford d3 line and eventual O-O-O!?
The Vienna Game C23-C29 by Gregory Huber, ChessBase (2006). Reviewed by Hansen. "The work consists of a clearly laid out database containing 26 texts and 330 games, 220 of which have been annotated by the author. In addition there is a large database containing more than 27,000 games (a good 300 of which have been annotated), a training database with 124 training questions and a large opening tree constructed from all the games."
Play 1.e4 e5! by Nigel Davies, Everyman Chess (2005): 178-182. Takes as its main game Hellers - Karpov, Haninge 1990 and also discusses Milner-Barry - Haygarth, Sunderland 1966 and Hromadka - Bogoljubow, Mahrisch-Ostrau 1923.
"Sideways" by Gary Lane, Opening Lanes #75 at ChessCafe (March 2005)
Looks at Black's options in the Wurzburger Trap line, based on analysis by reader Patrick Byrne, where Black might save himself by 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d3 Qh4+ 6.g3 Nxc3!
White Repertoire 1.e4 by Alexander Bangiev, ChessBase CD (2003)
Though I do not agree with all of Bangiev's opinions on these lines, I think he makes a very thorough and useful presentation and analysis, covering lots of lines and offering many analyzed games. The rest of the repertoire is very interesting, along the lines of "the Big Clamp" theme. If you are interested in lines with an early f4 for White, get a copy of this while it still exists. You can find a useful review at Seagaard by Pelle Bank.
"How to Win on the Internet" by Gary Lane, Opening Lanes #50 at ChessCafe (2002). Discusses some games of interest to Vienna theory, including 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bb5 and 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 f5 3.exf5 with a King's Gambit Accepted plus extra tempo.
"Fischer Plays Again" by Gary Lane, Opening Lanes #45 at ChessCafe (September 2002)
Looks at the Wurzburger Trap line from the White perspective.
"The Romantic 5.Qf3: Classical Main Line 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Qf3 " by A.C Van der Tak, New in Chess Yearbook #62 (2002): 123-128. Sample games include Sax - Pavasovic, Nova Gorica 2001; Noskov - Kunits, Correspondence USSR 1936; Swanson - Baker, England tt 2000; Arnaudov - Hristov, Teteven 1991; Depasquale - Charles, Suncoast 1999; Darvall - Lovejoy, Canberra 2001; Grau - Van Schelinga, Buenos Aires ol 1939; Shaw - Parker, Hastings 1995-1996; Vankov - Angelov, Corr. ch Great Britain 1992; Vankov - Sergiev, Corr. ch Great Britain 1992; Spielmann - Schenkein, Vienna 1913; Vankov - Unglaub, Correspondence 1991; Swanson - Yeo, Great Britain 1998; Schwarzbach - Chalupetzky, Correspondence 1908; Antal - Lukacs, Budapest 2000; Hromadka - Lasker, Mahrisch Ostrau 1923; Kazic - Poljakov, Novi Sad 1945; Koniger - Maler, Munchen 1993; and Paulsen - Schiffers, Breslau 1889, among others.
Vienna Game by Gary Lane, Everyman Chess (2000): 10-41. I find Gary Lane's book useful, but his goal is to survey the opening for both players and not necessarily to identify the best lines for White. He focuses most on 5.Nf3, where he says that "'If in doubt play Qe2' could be White's slogan in this line" -- though he thinks White must meet 5....Bc5! by 6.d4 Bb4 7.Bd2 where the Vorotnikov game is an interesting try. Main games include Adams - Anand, Linares (4) 1994; Adams - Xu Jun, Cap d'Agde 1994; Murshed - Babu, Sakthi 1996; Flaisigova - Krivec, World Junior Ch 1998; Yegiazarian - Estrada, Linares 1999; De la Riva - Fernandez, Barcelona 1993; Vorotnikov - Kuzmin, Orel 1997; Bauer - Heidenfeld, Zell 1991; Lehtivaara - Flear, Lenk 1992; Mallahi - Quintero, World Junior Ch 1999; Bronstein - Malaniuk, Hastings 1995; Polasek - Vrana, Prague 1992; Biolek - Mokry, Olomouc 1997; Seret - Spassky, French Ch 1990; Kunte - Garbisu, World Junior Ch 1995; Gruettner - Kraus, Giessen 1991; Kimenko - Navabi, World Junior Ch 1999; Antal - Lengyel, Budapest 1998; Depasquale - Charles, Australian Open 1999; Koeniger - Maier, Munich 1993; Paglilla - Blatny, Buenos Aires 1998; and Maslachenko - Skatchkov, Orel 1996.
Play the Open Games as Black by John Emms, Gambit (2000): 30-35.
Emms offers a very good repertoire for Black and good analysis to support it. His treatment of the Vienna, while naturally biased toward Black, is worth examining. Sample games include Vorotnikov - Kapengut, USSR 1975; Hromadka - Lasker, Mahrisch Ostrau 1923; Vulfson - Lilienthal, Kuibyshev 1942; Hromadka - Bogoljubow, Mahrisch-Ostrau 1923; Hon - Van der Sterren, London 1992; Sax - Plaskett, Lugano 1986; Ljubojevic - Ciocaltea, Skopje OL 1972; L'Hoste - Boudre, Val Maubuee 1990; Sorensen - Flear, Hastings 1988; Swanson - Fernandez Garcia, Lucerne OL 1982; Uritzky - Kogan, Tel Aviv 1996; Janosevic - Baretic, Yugoslavia 1977; and Boog - Godena, Geneva 1993.
"The English in Exile?" by Gary Lane, Opening Lanes #7 at ChessCafe (July 1999)
Looks at 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 f5?! But the best answer is 3.Nf3!
The Complete Vienna by Mikhail Tseitlin and I. B. Glazkov, Batsford (1995). A little dated, though some analysis in various lines is interesting. Considers 5.Qe2 (Paulsen's move, which is not so inspiring), 5.Qf3 (where discussion of the line 5...Nc6! 6.Bb5 Nxc3 is still focused around 7.bxc3?! even though the authors note that 7.dxc3 is forced), 5.d3 when 5...Bb4!? and 5...Nxc3 6.bxc3 d4 are given deep treatment, and 5.Nf3 where the authors look at a wide range of Black responses but definitely show 5...Bc5! to spell trouble for White.
Die Wiener Partie by Laszlo Jakobetz and Laszlo Somlai, Reinhold Dreier Verlag (1994)
Vienna Game and Gambit, Part 1 by Colin Leach (1993)
Part of a three-part series of pamphlets, with the first covering 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4.
"Vienna Game: Hector vs Hector" by René Olthof with notes by Alexander Bangiev, New in Chess Yearbook #30 (1993): 75-80. Features the Classical Main Line 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Qe2. Rollig - Hector, Berlin 1993; Spielmann - Kaufmann, Vienna 1917; Florian - Lilienthal, Budapest - Moscow 1949; Euwe - Reti, Bad Pistyan 1922; Spielmann - Maroczy, Teplitz - Schonau 1922; Spielmann - Reti, Vienna 1922; Spielmann - Yates, Marienbad 1925; Konstantinopolsky - Keres, Moscow 1940; Hector - Schmid, Metz 1988; Hector - Brull, Lagnisko 1988; Hector - Blauert, Berlin 1988; Hector - Kakageldiev, Manilla 1992; Hector - Brinck, Naestved 1988; Hector - Campora, Royan 1988; Hector - Chiburdanidze, Berlin 1988; Hector - Z. Polgar, Val Maubuee 1988; Hector - Ivkov, Cannes 1989; Hector - Inkiov, Kobenhavn 1990; Westerinen - Matanovic, Forssa 1972; Westerinen - Lengyel, San Feliu 1973; Gurieli - Akmilovskaya, Frunze 1975; Ekebjaerg - Kramer, Correspondence 1988; Hellers - Karpov, Haninge 1990; Bangiev - Kunze, Berlin 1993; Blackburne - Judd, New York 1889; Janosevic - Gligoric, Beograd 1964; Janosevic - Reshevsky, Maribor 1967; Janosevic - Baretic, Yugoslavia 1977; and Bangiev - Howell, Biel 1993.
The Vienna Game and Gambit, Revised 2nd edition, by A.E. Santasiere and Ken Smith, Chess Digest (1992)
"Vienna Game: Oxford Variation" by A.C Van der Tak, New in Chess Yearbook #19 (1991): 60-63. A survey of games with the Classical Main Line 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d3 with useful notes on the game Seret - Spassky, Angers 1990, and then a collection of very lightly annotated games, including Znosko-Borovsky - Cohn, St. Petersburg 1909; Hromadka - Spielmann, Prague 1924; Heidenfeld - Roele, Amsterdam 1954; Milner-Barry - Hanninen, Moscow ol 1956; Beckers - Denckens, Correspondence Belgium 1961; Kirby - Wilken, Correspondence South Africa 1961; Noskov - Stoliar, Leningrad 1966; Sax - Ciocaltea, Vrnjacka Banja 1974; and Iskov - Donner, Swendborg 1981, among others.
Der Wiener Partie by Jerzy Konikowski, Münster Verlag (1990)
Vienna Game by Alexander Konstantinopolsky Vladimir Lepeshkin, Batsford (1986)
Accomplishes significantly less in 119 pages than Harding does in 104, with only 11 pages devoted to the Vienna Gambit and a mere mention of 5.Qf3 when 5...f5 is said to equalize, which Harding had already shown to be in doubt.
Vienna Opening, Tim Harding, Batsford (1976)
The Vienna Gambit sections focus most on 5.Nf3 and 5.d3, both of which receive their own chapters, while analysis of 5.Qf3 f5!? offers some depth thanks to the discussion of a series of articles in the Soviet journal 64. A useful historical reference, with very good discussion of historical developments. In English Descriptive notation.
The Vienna Game and Gambit by A. E. Santasiere, Chess Digest Books (1974): 51-66. Relatively little of the pamphlet is devoted to the Vienna Gambit, with the majority of attention devoted to Weaver Adams's favorite lines of the Bishop's Opening, including the Frankenstein-Dracula variation. In this section, game references include Christiansen - Schulz, Roskilde 1968; Sultan Khan - Weenimk, Liege 1930; Spielman - Kaufmann, Vienna 1917; Florian - Lilienthal, Budapest 1949; Spielmann - Teichmann, Teplitz - Schoner 1922; Janosevic - Wade, Solingen 1968; Janosevic - Lengyel, Maribor 1967; Janosevic - Reshevsky, Maribor 1965; Janosevic - Gligoric, Belgrade 1964; Spielmann - Loman, Schevenigen 1923; Spielmann - Reti, Vienna 1922; Konstantinopolsky - Keres, Moscow 1940; Mattison - Rubinstein, Prague 1931; Kan - Botvinnik, Moscow 1935; Chartinonaschuilli - Agschamov, Kaluga 1968; Westerinen - Camilleri, Raach 1969; van der Weide - Horne, Hastings 1967; Spielmann - Yates, Prague 1931; Spielmann - Vidmar, Semmering 1926; Mieses - Rubinstein, Match 1909; Wolf - Vidmar, Carlsbad 1907; Euwe - Yates, Hague 1921; Spielmann - Flamberg, Mannheim 1914; Nikitin - Zeschkovsky, Alma - Alta 1968 (!); Spielmann - Marshall, New York 1927; Ivaschin - Boriseenko, Kuilyschev 1948; Spielmann - Romanovsky, Moscow 1925; Boros - Lilienthal, Budapest 1933; Hromadka - Lasker, Mahrisch - Ostran 1923; Hromadka - Spielmann, Trentscher - Teplitz 1926; Hromadka - Johner, Pistyan 1922; Hromadka - Bogolyubov, Mahrisch - Ostram 1923; Horseman - Gligoric, Hastings 1956/1957; Steinitz - Blackburne, Match 1876; and Baretic - Nikolic, Hastings 1961 among others.
500 Master Games of Chess by S. Tartakower and J. Du Mont (1952). Gives the games Hromadka - Schreiber, Munich 1936; Spielmann - Maroczy, Teplitz - Schonau 1922; and Kan - Botvinnik, Moscow 1935.
"Wienerisch," Die Hypermoderne Schachpartie by S. G. Tartakower, Wiener Schachzeitung (1924): 208-212. Gives the game Spielmann - Maroczy, Teplitz - Schonau 1922.
Die Wiener Partie by Curt von Bardeleben (1893). Available at Google Books.
I have not updated my Grand Prix Attack Bibliography since 2006, and a large number of excellent new books and videos have come out on this popular "anti-Sicilian" line, which might begin 1.e4 c5 2.f4 (B21) or 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 (B23). I have tried my best to put together a complete list of resources, but I know that several items have escaped me and so I will continue to update this list over the coming week. As always, I welcome additions and suggestions from readers.
Bibliography
The Modern Grand Prix Attack by Lawrence Trent, ChessBase DVD (2014).
Follows the games of GM Gawain Jones to present an aggressive but modern Grand Prix system. I own this item but have not had a chance to review it closely.
Nuke the Sicilian by Dana Mackenzie, ChessLecture.com DVD (2013)
A series of lectures on the Bryntse Gambit line 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ng5 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4, when White sacrifices the Queen for two pieces with 6.Bxf7+ Kd7 7.Qxg4+ Nxg4 8.Be6+ etc. Includes a bonus lecture by GM Jesse Kraai. All lectures first appeared at ChessLecture.com and are available there for those with a subscription. This was the first DVD produced by ChessLecture.com because of the popularity of LM Mackenzie's very interesting presentation on the concepts that he developed (after many games vs the computer) that helped him win in Mackenzie - Pruess, Western States Open 2006. Also available at House of Staunton.
"A Venomous Sicilian According to Saidali Yuldashev" by Rustam Khusnutdinov, New in Chess Yearbook #108 (2013): 63-68. This article explores the line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6, which is related (and often transposes) to the Grand Prix with Bb5. This approach is also discussed by Bryan Smith (2013), Matthieu Cornette (2011), Gawain Jones (2008), and Paul Motwani (1998), the latter of whom recommends meeting 3...Nd4 with 4.Nf3!? Sample games include Gubaydulin - Golubev, Uzbekistan 2008; Tiviakov - Arlandi, Mondariz 2000; Yuldashev - Nguyen Ahn Dung, Dhaka 1997; Yuldashev - Fier, Turin 2006; Tiviakov - Maze, Montreal 2009; Kasimdzhanov - Afek, Vlissingen 2003; Petrosian - Ferrufino, Istanbul 2012; Hou - Wan, China 2012; Tiviakov - Van der Wiel, Leeuwarden 2004; Bartel - Koch, Eilat 2012; Macieja - Haznedaroglu, Antalya 2004; Cornette - Cochet, France 2009; and Jones - Abhishek, Erevan 2007.
"Beating the Sicilian with the Tiviakov Grand Prix, Part 4" by Bryan Smith, ChessLecture.com (May. 28, 2013). A 40:34 online video discussing Tiviakov's 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5. Membership required.
"Beating the Sicilian with the Tiviakov Grand Prix, Part 3" by Bryan Smith, ChessLecture.com (May. 21, 2013). A 29:21 online video discussing Tiviakov's 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5. Membership required.
"Beating the Sicilian with the Tiviakov Grand Prix, Part 2" by Bryan Smith, ChessLecture.com (May 14, 2013). A 37:21 online video discussing Tiviakov's 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5. Membership required.
"Beating the Sicilian with the Tiviakov Grand Prix, Part 1" by Bryan Smith, ChessLecture.com (May. 7, 2013). A 29:08 online video introducing the Tiviakov System with 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5, which will often transpose to the Grand Prix Attack but can also present other attacking ideas. Membership required.
The Grand Prix Attack by Evgeny Sveshnikov, New in Chess (2013). Table of contents and excerpt online. This is one of those "must-have" books for any serious student of the Grand Prix, but it will be sure to disappoint the majority of Grand Prix players because of how little attention it devotes to the popular 2.Nc3 lines (covered in Chapter 5, on pages 151-188, with only brief mention elsewhere). Sveshnikov's goal, though, is to discuss the lines following 1.e4 c5 2.f4 (B21) from the perspective of both White and Black, focusing only on GM-quality ideas (so off-beat lines like the Bryntse are not even mentioned -- though, honestly, most people would consider any game starting 1.e4 c5 2.f4 slightly "off-beat" today). Sveshnikov's prejudices are clearly on display, with statements against the McDonnell French (to which he gives a "?!" in the historical introduction -- though he later suggests that 1.e4 c5 2.f4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e5 "is quite an ambitious continuation" [108]) and the popular line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bb5 Nd4, where he says 6.a4 is "the only way to fight for the advantage" [51]. I was also disappointed that, in the "short historical introduction," the editors presented a picture of George Alcock MacDonnell as that of Alexander McDonnell (of whom a picture has never been found, according to Edward Winter). But, those issues aside, there is a lot here to like and learn from. Most of my readers will likely be most interested in those few games with Nc3, which include: Adams - Anand, Groningen 1997; Lazarevic - Volpert, Leningrad 1964; Campora - Khalifman, New York 1998; Hodgson - Speelman, Brighton 1980; Hebden - DeFirmian, London 1986; Hebden - Umesh, Glasgow 1995; Anand - Gelfand, Wijk aan Zee 1996; Topalov - Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee 1996; Short - Gelfand, Brussels 1991; Anand - Sveshnikov, Moscow 1987; and Sale - Sveshnikov, Dubai 2001 (notice that many are by transposition from 2.f4). For those interested in learning more about the fascinating 1.e4 c5 2.f4 lines: buy the book!
Winning with the Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System by Eugene Perelshteyn, OnlineChessLessons.net (2013). GM Perelshteyn does an excellent job of presenting the repertoire he developed with GM Dzindzichashvili, which was documented in Chess Openings for White, Explained, in this nicely produced 2-hour video Though most of the material here was covered in the book or has been discussed by Dzindzi on video, I still found it useful to have GM Perelshteyn's commentary on his own games with these lines, including Perelshteyn - Shahade, US Junior 1998 and Perelshteyn - Ibrahimov, Menorca 1996.
"Aggressive Pawn Moves to Open Up Files" by Eugene Perelshteyn, ChessLecture.com (May. 10, 2013). A 14:29 video featuring the game Eugene Perelshteyn vs. Nick Faulks in the Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (B23). Membership required.
"King Hunt in the Grand Prix Attack" by Eugene Perelshteyn, ChessLecture.com (Apr. 10, 2013). Features the game Eugene Perelshteyn vs. Gregory Shahade in the Grand Prix Attack (B23). Membership required.
"Maybe Tomorrow - Opening Lanes #171" by Gary Lane, ChessCafe (March 2013)
A 99-cent download of Gary Lane's column, partly devoted to Bb5 in the Grand Prix.
"Bryntse Gambit" by BigGStikman at Chess.com (December 2012)
"Refuting the Grand Prix Attack" by Andrew Martin, ChessBase (November 2012)
IM Martin offers several games that illustrate the dangers of White's Bc4 and f5 attack in the Grand Prix before introducing his video (see below) where he offers the antidote 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.O-O e6 7.f5 exf5 8.d3 Nge7 9.Qe1 h6!
"Modern Opening Miniatures, Game 3" by Eugene Perelshteyn, ChessLecture.com (Aug. 31, 2012). Discusses the game Carlsen - Topalov, Monaco Amber 2011. Membership required.
"When Two Pieces Beat a Queen" by Tim Harding, Kibitzer #190 at ChessCafe (March 2012)
IM Tim Harding presents a tour de force treatment of the Bryntse Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3!? dxe4 4.Ng5), focusing on the Queen-sac line made famous by Dana Mackenzie which arises after 4...Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Qxg4! Nxg4 7.Bxf7+ Kd7 8.Be6+ Kc6 9.Bxg4. At the end of the article I get a nice mention for my article on the Bryntse-Faj, which features 4.Ne5!? instead of 4.Ng5. Too bad they messed up the link!
"A Game of Shadows - Opening Lanes #158" by Gary Lane at ChessCafe (February 2012). Examines the game Gawain Jones – Artur Zarkaj, European Cup, Kallithea 2008 in the Grand Prix with Bc4.
"Declining Freddie? How about Eddie?" by Junior Tay, New in Chess Yearbook #103 (2012): 98-103. An article on the line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Qe1 e6 9.f5!? which is playable due to the idea of 9...d5 10.e5!? Tay presents his own analysis and sample games, which include Tay - Tan, Singapore 2012; Milliet - l'Ami, Plovdiv 2003; Sabirova - Zhao, Doha 2006; Nepomniachtchi - Van Haastert, Wijk aan Zee 2007; and Tay - Bacherier, Internet 2012. Download PGN online.
Killer Grand Prix by Gawain Jones, ChessCube (2011)
An excellent 5 hour and 30 minute presentation by Gawain Jones that does a great job of setting forth an attacking repertoire for White in the Grand Prix, based loosely on his "Starting Out" book. Features the games Jones - Zarkaj, European Cup 2008; Jones - Wall, 2010; Jones - Bates, England 2010; Jones - Van der Nat, Cape Town 2009 (copare Adams - Anand); Jones - Garner, Australia 2010; Jones - Rublevsky, European Blitz 2010; Jones - Satyapragyan, Syndney 2009; Jones - Orlov, European Ch 2008; Jones - Ashwin, World Junior Yerevan 2007; Jones - Abhishek, Jones - Nijboer, Groningen 2004; Jones - Carlin, London League 2010; and McShane - Cheparinov, European Team 2009, among others.
The Other Bryntse Gambit by Michael Goeller, Kenilworth Chess Club (December 2011)
An original article on the "Bryntse-Faj": 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5! 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ne5!? I unearthed 25 game scores (most previously unknown) and contributed some analysis. Fellow chess blogger Dana Mackenzie generously contributed notes on his three games with the line (played before he switched to "Nuking" the Sicilian with 4.Ng5). See also the related blog post on "The Bryntse-Faj Gambit."
Roman's Lab #102: Killing the Sicilian with the Grand Prix Attack!! by Roman Dzindzichashvili, ChessDVDs.com (2011). A 2 hour and 30 minute DVD that discusses many of GM Roman Dzindzichashvili's recent and unpublished ICC blitz games vs. strong opposition. I really like this video because it presents some original games that demonstrate interesting ideas (such as the attack on Black's d-pawn after a Knight exchange at d4) which have wide application in the Grand Prix.
"Pulling Ahead in the Grand Prix" by Dennis Monokroussos, ChessLecture.com (Oct. 6, 2011). A 31:23 video discussing Polgar - Dominguez Perez in the Grand Prix Attack (B23). Membership required.
"Avoiding the Najdorf Variation" by Sergey Tiviakov, New in Chess Yearbook #99 (2011): 50-59. Download PGN.
"Facing an Aggressive Line" by Zaven Andriasian, New in Chess Yearbook #99 (2011): 55-59. Download PGN. Sample games include Popov - Andriasian, Kirishi 2007; Sabirov - Vovk, Tashkent 2008; Jones - Zarkaj, Kallithea 2008; Parligras - Horvat, Cluj 2008; Conquest - Villavicencio, La Laguna 2008; Gdanski - Sammalvuo, Myyrmanni 1999; Khalifman - Savon, Moscow 1992; Kulaots - Wunnink, Tallinn 2000; Short - Oll, Tallinn 1998; and Zilberman - Iosif, Bucharest 1997.
"Tiviakov Grand Prix" by Matthieu Cornette, Experts on the Anti-Sicilian edited by Jacob Aagard and John Shaw, Quality Chess (2011): 317-389.
"Aronian Wins the Last Amber" by Lubomir Kavalek, Huffington Post (March 2011)
Analyzes the game Carlsen - Topalov, Monaco Amber 2011. Also available at ChessBase.
"The Big Clamp" by Michael Goeller, Kenilworth Chess Club (2011). Includes a link to a game collection at Chessgames.com. Documents IM Lawrence Day's "big clamp" theme, with some discussion of how this line relates to the Grand Prix.
Chess Openings for White, Explained: Winning with 1.e4, 2nd Revised and Fully Updated Edition, by Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindzichashvili, and Eugene Perelshteyn, Chess Information and Research Center (2010): 209-245. This section does not seem significantly revised from the first edition, which I reviewed online with analysis of the Grand Prix.
"The Grand Prix with Na3!?" by Michael Goeller, The Kenilworthian (2010).
Analyzes the interesting amateur game Pullin - Villarreal, 1st North American Amateur Closed, Skokie, IL USA 2010, where White played a "Big Clamp"- or Zvjagintsev-inspired Na3 in the Grand Prix with 2.f4.
"Left Hook Grand Prix Videos" by Michael Goeller, The Kenilworthian (2010).
This was the last post I made on the Left Hook Grand Prix, which usually arises via the move order 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.a3!? White waits for Black to commit himself to either 5...e6 (which can be met with the "left hook" 6.b4!?) or 5...d6 (which can be met with 6.Bc4 -- when the Bishop has a nice retreat square later). In this post, I discuss two excellent videos by Matt Pullin about the line and give links to all of my previous posts on this line as well.
"Concepts in the Grand Prix Attack 2" by GM Melikset Khachiyan, Chess.com (Dec. 30, 2009)
"Concepts in the Grand Prix Attack 1" by GM Melikset Khachiyan, Chess.com (Dec. 26, 2009). Two lectures on the Grand Prix attack for amateur players. Membership required.
Auf Sieg spielen gegen Sizilianisch. Reinhold Ripperger, Verlag Chess Coach (2009). Download PDF sample.
"My Best Games from SPICE III; Part II; My Miniature in the Grand Prix Bb5" by Eugene Perelshteyn, ChessLecture.com (Oct. 7, 2009). A 16:03 video discussing the game Eugene Perelshteyn vs. Andre Diamant (2009) in the Grand Prix Attack (B23). Membership required.
The f4 Sicilian by GM Nigel Davies, ChessBase (2009)
Running Time: 4 hrs. Less a repertoire DVD than an interesting overview of the Grand Prix, practically in historical perspective, beginning with 1.e4 c5 2.f4 and ending with 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 lines.
"The Expanded Grand Prix Attack - Part II" by Efstratios Grivas, New in Chess Yearbook #92 (2009): 67- 70. Discusses the "Vinken Attack" line with 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Bb5 Bg7. Sample games include Melero Fidalgo - Khamrakulov, Navalmoral 2007 and Wippermann - Mamedov, Izmir 2006 (both very deeply commented). Games in PGN.
"The Expanded Grand Prix Attack - Part I" by Efstratios Grivas, New in Chess Yearbook #91 (2009): 72 - 79. Discusses the Bc4 attack line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bc4 Bg7 6.O-O e6 7.d3 Nge7 8.Qe1 from the Black perspective. Main sample games (all deeply annotated) include Lilov - Baramidze, Plovdiv 2008; Polgar - Gelfand, Pamplona 1999-2000; and Hellers - Gelfand, Novi Sad ol 1990. Games in PGN.
Starting Out: Grand Prix Attack by Gawain Jones, Everyman Chess (2008). This is a very good book full of interesting ideas and inspiring games. Main games include Jones - Abhishek, World Junior Yerevan 2007; Macieja - Alvarez, Bermuda 2001; Hellers - Gelfand, Novi Sad Olympiad 1990; Rogers - Johansson, Reykjavik 2006; Lazic - Ninov, Novi Sad 1992; Meister - Manic, Pardubice 1995; Alexa Ivanov - Abeln, Dutch Open Ch 1992; Paschall - Bakre, Budapest 2001; Giorgadze - Corral Blanco, Spanish Team Ch 2003; Benjamin - Smith, Philadelphia World Open 2006; Minasian - Petrosian, Yerevan 2004; Macieja - Wells, European Championship Warsaw 2005; Jones - Agopov, European Team Ch Crete 2007; Jones - Gelashvili, European Team Ch Crete 2007; Adams - Anand, Groningen 1997; Jones - Van Wely; Polgar - Topalov, Dortmund 1996; London 2007; Short - Oll, Tallinn 1998; Chandler - Schenk, British League 2006; Anand - Gelfand, Wijk aan Zee 1996; Mitkov - Alvarez, Istanbul ol 2000; Iuldachev - El Arousy, Abu Dhabi 2003; Ekebjaerg - Lundholm, Correspondence 1989; Lutton - Dougherty, Isle of Man 2002; Jones - Arakhamia, British League 2006; Tiviakov - Kurnosov, Istanbul 2003; Giorgadze - Kouatly, Manila ol 1992; Harikrishna - Bu Xiangzhi, Tiayuan 2005; Lobron - Andruet, Marseilles 1989; Najer - Kron, Moscow 1998; Kosten - Arakhamia, Aosta 1990; Hernandez - Minzer, Mislata 2000; Jones - Stojanovski, Pula 2007; Jones - Eppinger, Calvia 2006; Macieja - Haznedaroglu, Antalya 2004; Jones - Horvath, Fuegen 2006; Jones - Sarkar, Gibraltar 2007; Jones - Nijboer, Groningen 2004; Jones - Devereaux, Swansea 2006; Spassky - Kasparov, Reykjavik 1988; and Svidler - Leko, Dortmund 2004.
The Art of Bisguier: Selected Games 1961-2003 by Arthur B. Bisguier & Newton Berry, Russell Enterprises, Inc. (2008). Features several games with Bisguier's signature 1.e4 c5 2.f4 Grand Prix. He also used a Grand Prix system vs. the English.
"Fun with the Left Hook Grand Prix" by Michael Goeller, Kenilworth Chess Club (2008).
"The Left Hook Grand Prix with a3" by Michael Goeller, Kenilworth Chess Club (2008). This is my most complete analysis of the "Left Hook" Grand Prix with 5.a3.
"A Black Repertoire Against the Morra and the Grand Prix Attack" by Efstrafios Grivas, New in Chess Yearbook #88 (2008): 66-71. Focused on 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5! as an equalizing line, as seen in Short - Kasparov, Paris 1990.
Fighting the Anti-Sicilians by Richard Palliser, Everyman Chess (2007): 127-180. Recommends the early ...e6 lines, which are completely in keeping with the overall repertoire of the book (which should appeal most to players who prefer early ...e6 lines in the open Sicilian as well).
Grand Prix Attack, Explained by Michael Goeller, The Kenilworthian (2006). A close analysis of the game Benjamin - Smith, World Open 2006 and Iuldachev - El Arousy, Abu Dhabi 2003, while the associated blog post provided a review of the book The Openings for White, Explained.
Roman's Forum #33 by Roman Dzindzichashvivli, Chess DVDs (2006). Following the repertoire presented in his Chess Openings for White, Explained, in a very compact (60 minute) format. He does simplify the repertoire slightly by focusing on the line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bb5 Nd4 6.Bd3 rather than the more complex 6.O-O! that was the focus of his and Perelshteyn's work. The remaining two hours of the video mostly covers other lines from Chess Openings for White, Explained, including the Two Knights Defense and Giuoco Piano. Among the games discussed are Benjamin - Geller, Lone Pine 1980; Dzindzichashvili - Huebner, Tilburg 1985; and Ljubojevic - Kasparov, Linares 1991.
"Avoiding the Najdorf" (B23) by Viktor Gavrikov, ChessBase Magazine #116 (2006). Discusses the anti-Najdorf move order 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 when Black usually plays 3...g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.e5 Nc6 7.Bb5 which presents challenges to Black. Sample games include Romanishin - Portisch, Tilburg 1979; Christiansen - Ftacinik, Groningen 1991; Certic - Szuhanek, Belgrade 1995; Romanishin - Rashkovsky, Moscow 1976; Nakamura - Castellanos, Pan Am Ch U20 2002; Romanishin - Ftacnik, Biel 1988; Romanishin - Ilincic, Lvov-Belgrade 1993; Pogosian - Yagupov, RUS Cup 2003; Turov - Sakaev, Russia Internet Cup Final 2004; Nakamura - Karjakin, Cuernavaca 2004; Adams - Anand, FIDE KO 1997; and Heberla - Neelotpal, Marianske Lazne 2006. This article is available in the ChessBase Opening Encyclopedia.
There are game collections at ChessTempo, 365 Chess, and Sjakkapninger, as well as Grand Prix Attack and B23 Sicilian at Chessgames.
For sources before 2006, consult my earlier Grand Prix Attack Bibliography.
