Category Archives: grand prix attack

Left Hook Grand Prix Videos

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

Matt Pullin put together a great two-part series on what I like to call the Left Hook Grand Prix against the Sicilian.  I think he pinpoints some of the critical Black defenses, though he says he has played it from … Continue reading →

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Online Blitz

Posted on June 11, 2009 by

I have posted two of my best “Killer Games” from recent online play. They are really fun miniatures with the Tango and the Left Hook Grand Prix (respectively), which I have discussed here before. Not finding time to visit the … Continue reading →

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More Left Hook Grand Prix Games

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

I have been analyzing More Games with the Left Hook Grand Prix (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.a3!?), two of which cover the critical variations following 5…e6 6.b4!? (White’s “left hook” punch — though 6.d4 is also … Continue reading →

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The Left Hook Grand Prix Revisited

Posted on December 14, 2008 by

I have posted The Left Hook Grand Prix Revisited, analyzing two critical games that appear in Gaiwain Jones’s recent Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack (Everyman 2008). The Left Hook can be reached by a number of transpositions, but typically … Continue reading →

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Fun with the Left Hook Grand Prix

Posted on August 3, 2008 by

I am back from vacation and thought I’d begin by posting some of the blitz games I’ve played lately with the Left Hook Grand Prix (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.a3!?)  It’s a fun line, especially in … Continue reading →

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The Left Hook Grand Prix with a3

Posted on May 19, 2008 by

The Left Hook Grand Prix with a31.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.a3 I have posted further analysis of The Left Hook Grand Prix with a3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.a3), a subject I … Continue reading →

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