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Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation

ECO B49 · 280 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2

Out of 280 games from this position: White wins 43%, draws 7%, Black wins 50%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
Nf618967.5%
b53612.9%

A further 55 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.