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B46: Sicilian, Taimanov variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6

Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B46 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 8385
Last Played: Jul 2025
Overall score:
36.9% 34% 29.1%

Played frequently by:

White  
Dragoljub Velimirovic 24 games
Aleksander Sznapik 23 games
Vlastimil Jansa 22 games
Black  
Mark E Taimanov 157 games
Vlastimil Jansa 118 games
Sergei Rublevsky 84 games

Possible continuations:

6. Be2  2541
36.8 % 35.7 % 27.6 %
6. Be3  2251
37 % 30.7 % 32.3 %
6. Nxc6  1453
38.6 % 36.3 % 25.1 %
6. g3  1263
35.7 % 38.4 % 25.9 %
6. f4  222
39.2 % 34.2 % 26.6 %
6. a3  214
35.5 % 23.8 % 40.7 %
6. Bf4  161
43.5 % 28 % 28.6 %
6. Bc4  129
24 % 22.5 % 53.5 %
6. Nb3  55
38.2 % 29.1 % 32.7 %
6. a4  26
30.8 % 23.1 % 46.2 %
6. Qd3  20
25 % 55 % 20 %
6. Nf3  16
31.3 % 25 % 43.8 %
6. f3  14
42.9 % 14.3 % 42.9 %
6. g4  14
35.7 % 42.9 % 21.4 %
6. Bd3  2
100 %