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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: 8538
Last Played: Sep 2026
Overall score:
36.8% 33.9% 29.3%
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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  2562
36.7 % 35.6 % 27.8 %
6. Be3  2301
36.8 % 30.6 % 32.6 %
6. Nxc6  1505
38.3 % 35.9 % 25.8 %
6. g3  1271
35.8 % 38.3 % 25.9 %
6. a3  226
36.7 % 23 % 40.3 %
6. f4  222
39.2 % 34.2 % 26.6 %
6. Bf4  163
43.6 % 28.2 % 28.2 %
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  26
26.9 % 53.8 % 19.2 %
6. g4  16
43.8 % 37.5 % 18.8 %
6. Nf3  16
31.3 % 25 % 43.8 %
6. f3  14
42.9 % 14.3 % 42.9 %
6. Bd3  2
100 %