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B45: Sicilian, Taimanov variation

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

Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B45 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 35180
Last Played: Jun 2026
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  20404
34.9 % 34.7 % 30.4 %
5... a6  7101
36 % 34.9 % 29.1 %
5... d6  3568
35.5 % 33.5 % 31 %
5... Nf6  3238
38 % 34.4 % 27.6 %
5... Bb4  365
50.7 % 21.4 % 27.9 %
5... Bc5  263
43.7 % 26.6 % 29.7 %
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 %