Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation B44

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

23,913 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 30%, Black wins 35%

Analyse

Moves

23,913 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Nc320,149
37%
30%
33%
2295
Nb51,449
31%
31%
39%
2227
Nxc6633
25%
24%
52%
2155
Be3406
23%
22%
55%
2035
c4396
29%
22%
49%
2117
Bf4291
42%
30%
28%
2324
Be2175
31%
22%
47%
2117
a3137
32%
30%
38%
2227
g3129
33%
23%
44%
2205
Nb356
20%
25%
55%
2096
c342
21%
67%
2124
Bc415
27%
73%
1835
Nf310
20%
70%
1982
Qd310
50%
30%
20%
2285
f48
75%
2260
Bb55
40%
60%
1835
Nd21
100%
1768
Bd31
100%
1938

Top games

Erigaisi, Arjun2799–Carlsen, M28310-12024
Nakamura, Hi2795–Carlsen, M28300-12024
Kramnik, V2812–Caruana, F2810½-½2016
Carlsen, M2851–Harikrishna, P27631-02016
Carlsen, M2837–Ding Liren27740-12017
Nakamura, Hi2814–Giri, A2793½-½2015
Carlsen, M2862–Harikrishna, P2732½-½2021
Duda, J2757–Caruana, F2828½-½2020
Wei Yi2755–Carlsen, M2830½-½2024
Firouzja, Alireza2804–Rapport, R2776½-½2022

Sicilian Defense variations

Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27