Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation
ECO B44 · 655 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| d6 | 335 | 51.1% | | |
| a6 | 138 | 21.1% | | |
| d5 | 58 | 8.9% | | |
| Nf6 | 50 | 7.6% | | |
| Qa5+ | 45 | 6.9% | | |
A further 29 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Taimanov VariationB44…14,319Taimanov VariationB45… 5. Nc39,852Four Knights VariationB45… 5. Nc3 Nf65,962Taimanov VariationB46… 5. Nc3 a63,319Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB47… 5. Nc3 Qc71,881Four Knights Variation, Exchange VariationB45… 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc61,317Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English AttackB48… 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3883Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov VariationB49… 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2280Four Knights Variation, Sveshnikov TransferB45… 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6251Four Knights Variation, Cobra VariationB45… 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bc5119
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.