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Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation

ECO B46 · 3,319 games

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

Out of 3,319 games from this position: White wins 49%, draws 5%, Black wins 46%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Be31,44543.5%
Nxc661518.5%
Be23059.2%
Bc42036.1%
a31604.8%
g3561.7%
Bf4371.1%
a4321.0%
f4160.5%
Nb3130.4%
Bd3100.3%

A further 427 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.