B45: Sicilian, Taimanov variation

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

Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B45 Sub-variants:

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

Sicilian, Taimanov, American attack
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. Nd6+

Overview

Games on Database:

34341

Last Played:

Apr 2025

Overall score:

35.8%

34.3%

29.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Jonny Hector	80 games
Michael Adams	70 games
Alexei Shirov	67 games

Black
Mark E Taimanov	181 games
Vlastimil Jansa	141 games
Pavel V Tregubov	137 games

Possible continuations:

5... Qc7

19849

34.9 %

34.7 %

30.5 %

5... a6

6992

36.1 %

35 %

28.9 %

5... d6

3547

35.5 %

33.6 %

30.9 %

5... Nf6

3133

38.1 %

34.2 %

27.7 %

5... Bb4

365

50.7 %

21.4 %

27.9 %

5... Bc5

214

47.2 %

24.8 %

28 %

5... Qb6

83

48.2 %

24.1 %

27.7 %

5... Be7

43

51.2 %

20.9 %

27.9 %

5... Nge7

37

43.2 %

29.7 %

27 %

5... Nxd4

26

61.5 %

19.2 %

19.2 %

5... g6

24

45.8 %

33.3 %

20.8 %

5... d5

11

63.6 %

18.2 %

18.2 %

5... e5

7

71.4 %

28.6 %

5... h6

2

50 %

50 %