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B48: Sicilian, Taimanov variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3

Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B48 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 9995
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
35.4% 32.3% 32.3%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Jonny Hector 39 games
Alexander Motylev 36 games
Oleg Korneev 36 games
Black  
Igor Miladinovic 58 games
Bartlomiej Macieja 42 games
Pia Cramling 40 games

Possible continuations:

6... a6  8859
35.8 % 32.1 % 32.1 %
6... Nf6  1123
32.1 % 33.7 % 34.1 %
6... Bb4  4
75 % 25 %
6... d6  3
66.7 % 33.3 %
6... g6  2
50 % 50 %