Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
ECO B46 · 3,319 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Be3 | 1,445 | 43.5% | | |
| Nxc6 | 615 | 18.5% | | |
| Be2 | 305 | 9.2% | | |
| Bc4 | 203 | 6.1% | | |
| a3 | 160 | 4.8% | | |
| g3 | 56 | 1.7% | | |
| Bf4 | 37 | 1.1% | | |
| a4 | 32 | 1.0% | | |
| f4 | 16 | 0.5% | | |
| Nb3 | 13 | 0.4% | | |
| Bd3 | 10 | 0.3% | | |
A further 427 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Taimanov VariationB45…9,852Four Knights VariationB45… 5... Nf65,962Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB47… 5... Qc71,881Four Knights Variation, Exchange VariationB45… 5... Nf6 6. Nxc61,317Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English AttackB48… 5... Qc7 6. Be3883Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB49… 5... Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2280Four Knights Variation, Sveshnikov TransferB45… 5... Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6251Four Knights Variation, Cobra VariationB45… 5... Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bc5119Taimanov VariationB44…14,319Taimanov Variation, Szén VariationB44… 5. Nb5655
All 239 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.