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Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation

ECO B45 · 9,852 games

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

Out of 9,852 games from this position: White wins 48%, draws 6%, Black wins 46%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nf62,33323.7%
a62,13521.7%
Qc71,78718.1%
Bc51,05310.7%
Bb48388.5%
Nxd43583.6%
d52152.2%
d62122.2%
Nge71691.7%
g61431.5%
Be7750.8%
Qb6610.6%

A further 473 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.