Nice Win!

I wouldn't play 8. Bxc6 because then white would give up the bishop pair for nothing. I would play Ba4, answering b5? with Bb3, with a quick a2-a4 to undermine black's overextended pawn. Usually, it is not a good idea to give up the bishop pair for no reason, but it is a matter of taste, which is probably why Zibbit said you could/should take the knight. If you like the Bishop pair, play Ba4, but if you don't care/like the knight more than the bishop, there is nothing too wrong with Bxc6, and it is far from a blunder, but most masters I believe would not play that. If you did not play e3, that's a different story.

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Wow, very nice! That's really encouraging. This give me motivation to keep going and wow I know how you feel. Working on something and then seeing the fruit of that labour very soon is very rewarding. Rest assured that the more patterns you learn you'll have more experiences like that.

I really liked how the queen on g7 sort of became the "unguarded bishop on b7" (although mirrored b7/g7) and then we had pretty much the same pattern of double attack with a bishop and a pawn coming out of it. Very nice I really appreciate seeing something like that in action and how I've helped somebody!

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Hi

In the Grand Prix attack, which is annoying for Sicilian players, I avoid lines with g6 and Bg7. After 1.e4-c5 2.Nc3- I play Nc6 if then 3.f4 I play e6! This is a really solid line against the Grand Prix. The point of this move is that if white then plays Bb5, usually after Nf3 I can play Nge7 and the Knights support each other. If white exchanges with BxN, which is fine in lines where black has fianchetoed I can play NxB. This has the advantage of a. winning the two Bishops, b. avoids doubled pawns on the Queenside, c. maintains a Knight with influence in the center and d. retains a solid pawn centre. In lines with Bg by black e6 is nearly always a weakening move.

Nonetheless an impressive tactic by you. Good to see you grasping fundamental tactics like the double attack! Interestingly the Grand Prix attack was an English invention. It's name came from the Grand Prix weekend tournament circuit in England in the 1980's. Mark Hebdon was one GM who used it extensively and effectively.

It can give white a good game but if black knows what they're doing can usually gain equality.

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There is a very good book called 'Fighting the Anti Sicilians' I forget the author but I have an example of fighting the Grand Prix from an OTB stronger player in which I feature the book. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grk9qwatdBs

Very nice game KingsBlade. Double threats or attacks are very hard to deal with and often are decisive. Way to go spotting the weakness and capitalizing on it. :)