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Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation

ECO B44 · 655 games

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5

Out of 655 games from this position: White wins 56%, draws 5%, Black wins 39%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
d633551.1%
a613821.1%
d5588.9%
Nf6507.6%
Qa5+456.9%

A further 29 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.