Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
ECO B48 · 883 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| a6 | 775 | 87.8% | | |
| Nf6 | 74 | 8.4% | | |
A further 34 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB49… 6... a6 7. Be2280Taimanov 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
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.