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:

Overview

Games on Database: 22276
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
34%34.7%31.3%

Sicilian Defense: Full Guide, Main Lines, and Secondary Options

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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  8914
35.2 % 32.4 % 32.3 %
6. Be2  6490
33.1 % 37.3 % 29.6 %
6. g3  3913
31.2 % 39 % 29.8 %
6. f4  1447
38.3 % 35.6 % 26.1 %
6. Ndb5  503
31.4 % 20.7 % 47.9 %
6. Nxc6  266
30.5 % 28.2 % 41.4 %
6. a3  226
30.1 % 26.5 % 43.4 %
6. Qd3  200
48 % 30.5 % 21.5 %
6. Nb3  177
33.3 % 24.9 % 41.8 %
6. g4  73
47.9 % 26 % 26 %
6. Bc4  27
22.2 % 18.5 % 59.3 %
6. Ncb5  8
37.5 % 37.5 % 25 %
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 %