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Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation

ECO B44 · 14,319 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6

Out of 14,319 games from this position: White wins 48%, draws 6%, Black wins 46%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nc37,09949.6%
Nxc62,72219.0%
Be31,1037.7%
c49646.7%
Nb56894.8%
c33002.1%
Bc42281.6%
Bb52141.5%
a32021.4%
Be22011.4%
Nb31250.9%
Nf3940.7%

A further 378 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.