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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: 24100
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
34.2% 34.6% 31.2%
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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  9921
35.5 % 32.4 % 32.1 %
6. Be2  6738
33.3 % 37.2 % 29.5 %
6. g3  4093
31 % 38.9 % 30.1 %
6. f4  1533
38.3 % 35.6 % 26.2 %
6. Ndb5  515
31.1 % 20.8 % 48.2 %
6. Nxc6  296
28.7 % 30.7 % 40.5 %
6. Qd3  281
46.6 % 31 % 22.4 %
6. a3  272
32.7 % 25.4 % 41.9 %
6. Nb3  182
33 % 24.7 % 42.3 %
6. Ncb5  107
49.5 % 33.6 % 16.8 %
6. g4  100
44 % 27 % 29 %
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. Bg5  5
20 % 40 % 40 %
6. f3  5
20 % 20 % 60 %
6. Bd3  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
6. Bb5  2
100 %
6. b3  2
100 %