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:

Sicilian, Taimanov variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6

Overview

Games on Database:

8420

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

36.9%

34%

29.1%

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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

2546

36.7 %

35.7 %

27.7 %

6. Be3

2262

37 %

30.7 %

32.4 %

6. Nxc6

1466

38.6 %

36.2 %

25.2 %

6. g3

1263

35.7 %

38.4 %

25.9 %

6. f4

222

39.2 %

34.2 %

26.6 %

6. a3

218

36.2 %

23.4 %

40.4 %

6. Bf4

162

43.2 %

28.4 %

6. Bc4

129

24 %

22.5 %

53.5 %

6. Nb3

38.2 %

29.1 %

32.7 %

6. a4

30.8 %

23.1 %

46.2 %

6. Qd3

23.8 %

57.1 %

19 %

6. Nf3

31.3 %

25 %

43.8 %

6. g4

35.7 %

42.9 %

21.4 %

6. f3

42.9 %

14.3 %

42.9 %

6. Bd3

100 %