Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Modern Line B44
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6
245 tournament games from this position · White wins 25%, draws 40%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 225 | 25% 40% 34% | 2295 | 2026 |
| f4 | 8 | 75% 25% | 2241 | 2025 |
| Nc2 | 6 | 50% 17% 33% | 2247 | 2025 |
| Bf4 | 4 | 100% | 2074 | 2026 |
| Re1 | 2 | 100% | 2066 | 2013 |
Top games
| Ivanchuk, V2733–Wang Yue2705 | 1-0 | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2706–Radjabov, T2726 | ½-½ | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Ivanchuk, V2747–Najer, E2679 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Ivanchuk, V2628–Caruana, F2792 | 0-1 | Naroditsky Mem Blitz 2026 | 2026 |
| Salem, Ar2690–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2661 | 0-1 | 5th Sharjah Masters 2022 | 2022 |
| Salem, Ar2591–Wojtaszek, R2735 | 0-1 | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Fedorov, Alex2566–Morozevich, A2711 | 1-0 | Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| Nisipeanu, Ld2577–Van Foreest, Jorden2697 | ½-½ | 25th European Teams | 2025 |
| Maze, S2617–Bachmann, Ax2641 | 0-1 | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Naiditsch, A2704–Antoniewski, R2552 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2012-13 | 2013 |
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