Openings/Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation B46

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6

3,273 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 30%, Black wins 33%

Analyse

Moves

3,273 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
Nxc6979
39%
33%
28%
2339
Be3933
33%
29%
38%
2253
Be2618
37%
32%
31%
2299
g3312
36%
30%
34%
2296
Bf4131
43%
31%
26%
2412
a3125
31%
18%
50%
2187
f463
40%
24%
37%
2329
Qd340
28%
38%
35%
2399
Nb326
42%
23%
35%
2273
g421
52%
29%
19%
2358
Bc411
45%
27%
27%
2159
a46
33%
67%
2123
f35
20%
60%
20%
2489
Bd31
100%
1832
h31
100%
1891
Nf31
100%
1929

Top games

Caruana, F2801–Topalov, V27721-02014
Grischuk, A2778–Nepomniachtchi, I2792½-½2021
Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Svidler, P2765½-½2017
Caruana, F2783–Rapport, R2764½-½2022
Dominguez Perez, L2754–Nepomniachtchi, I27920-12022
Caruana, F2791–Svidler, P27531-02014
Anand, V2753–Nepomniachtchi, I2792½-½2021
Anand, V2753–Nepomniachtchi, I27921-02021
Karjakin, Sergey2786–Ivanchuk, V2757½-½2013
Vachier Lagrave, M2749–Nepomniachtchi, I2792½-½2021

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