B47: Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7

Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation

B47 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7

Overview

Games on Database:

23425

Last Played:

Mar 2025

Overall score:

34.2%

34.5%

31.3%

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Played frequently by:

White
Jonny Hector	61 games
Alexei Shirov	52 games
Michael Adams	45 games

Black
Milan Matulovic	155 games
Igor Miladinovic	129 games
Jozsef Horvath	100 games

Possible continuations:

6. Be3

9560

35.5 %

32.2 %

32.3 %

6. Be2

6637

33.2 %

37.1 %

29.6 %

6. g3

4040

31.2 %

38.8 %

29.9 %

6. f4

1505

38.2 %

35.5 %

26.2 %

6. Ndb5

510

31.2 %

20.8 %

48 %

6. Nxc6

291

29.2 %

30.6 %

40.2 %

6. a3

258

31 %

26 %

43 %

6. Qd3

236

45.3 %

31.8 %

22.9 %

6. Nb3

181

33.1 %

24.9 %

42 %

6. g4

90

44.4 %

26.7 %

28.9 %

6. Ncb5

57

52.6 %

35.1 %

6. Bc4

28

21.4 %

17.9 %

60.7 %

6. Nde2

7

14.3 %

14.3 %

71.4 %

6. Nf3

6

16.7 %

16.7 %

66.7 %

6. f3

5

20 %

20 %

60 %

6. Bg5

4

25 %

25 %

50 %

6. Bd3

3

33.3 %

66.7 %

6. b3

2

100 %

6. Bb5

2

100 %