ChessCrab.com

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation

ECO B49 · 280 games · Black to move

abcdefgh87654321
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2
43% White7% Draw50% Black
Open this position on the board

What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nf618967.5%
b53612.9%

A further 55 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4Sicilian Defense 1... c5Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3Sicilian Defense: French Variation 2... e6Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open 3... cxd4Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation 4... Nc6Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation 5. Nc3Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation 5... Qc7Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 6. Be3Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation 7. Be2

Other lines in this family

Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English AttackB48…883Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB47…1,881Taimanov VariationB45…9,852Four Knights VariationB45… 5... Nf65,962Taimanov VariationB46… 5... a63,319Four Knights Variation, Exchange VariationB45… 5... Nf6 6. Nxc61,317Four 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.