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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7

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White to move
14,071 games · 1929-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

6. Be3

5,935

36.6%

31.2%

32.2%

6. Be2

3,963

33.6%

37.9%

28.5%

6. g3

2,430

29.6%

39.6%

30.7%

6. f4

982

39.4%

34.6%

26%

6. Ndb5

190

31.6%

23.7%

44.7%

6. Qd3

152

51.3%

27%

21.7%

6. a3

132

26.5%

25.8%

47.7%

6. Nxc6

128

21.1%

30.5%

48.4%

6. Nb3

92

33.7%

30.4%

35.9%

6. g4

48

47.9%

27.1%

25%

6. Ncb5

42

59.5%

35.7%

6. Bc4

13

23.1%

15.4

61.5%

6. Bb5

5

100%

6. Bg5

3

33.3%

66.7%

6. Nde2

3

33.3%

66.7%

6. b3

2

100%

6. f3

2

100%

6. Bd3

2

50%

50%

6. Nb1

2

50%

50%

6. Kd2

M Palac vs I Ivanisevic, 2006 1/2-1/2

6.Be3 +0.21 (35 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs Tal, 1961 (1-0)
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 (1-0)
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971 (1-0)
Ljubojevic vs Ulf Andersson, 1976 (1-0)

DEBUT: G A Thomas vs L Steiner, 1932 (1-0)
RECENT: Grigoriants vs R Prasanna, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
B48 Sicilian: Taimanov [Black] by chess.master
Sicilian Taimanov English Attack Research by russep
Sicilian Taimanov : Bastrikov Variation : Black by ISeth

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B47: Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (7567)
B48: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (5256)
B49: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (990)
B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (257)
B80: Sicilian, Scheveningen (1)

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