page 1 of 77; games 1-25 of 1,911  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Kennedy vs Wyvill 1-0 37 1851 London B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. M Lange vs Hengstenberg   1-0 39 1863 Main Tournament B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Anderssen vs J Minckwitz   0-1 33 1866 Berlin B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. A Burns vs W Tullidge   1-0 29 1866 Melbourne Chess Club Handicap Tournament B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Steinitz vs G MacDonnell   1-0 30 1867 Dundee B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Steinitz vs F Lindsay   1-0 24 1867 Dundee blind B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Zukertort vs Chess Club 1-0 49 1868 Postal B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Zukertort vs J Minckwitz   1-0 42 1869 NSB-02.Kongress B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Steinitz vs De Vere 1-0 45 1870 Baden-Baden B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Zukertort vs De Vere 1-0 17 1872 London B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Zukertort vs Moriau   1-0 27 1875 London CC B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Chigorin vs A Ascharin   1-0 25 1877 Petersburg B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. W Paulsen vs K Leffmann   ½-½ 34 1877 Leipzig B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. C T Goering vs Anderssen 1-0 37 1877 Leipzig B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Wemmers vs E Schallopp   1-0 40 1877 WSB-11.Kongress B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Zukertort vs Anderssen   ½-½ 25 1878 Paris B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. K Pitschel vs Bird 0-1 49 1878 Paris B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. K Pitschel vs Mackenzie   ½-½ 72 1878 Paris B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. J Minckwitz vs W Paulsen   0-1 20 1878 WSB-12.Kongress B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Zukertort vs Owen   1-0 31 1878 Chislehurst m B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Tarrasch vs Mendelson 1-0 24 1879 Breslau B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Englisch vs J Minckwitz   1-0 62 1879 Leipzig B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. M Judd vs C Moehle 0-1 61 1880 5th American Chess Congress B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. Mackenzie vs Bird 1-0 55 1882 Vienna B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. Blackburne vs Bird 1-0 33 1882 Vienna B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 77; games 1-25 of 1,911    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Nov-13-04    xiaolin: ! nice opening Jul-03-05    Knight13: Why is this opening named after Taimanov? Is Taimanov the first person to invent it or the first person to play it well or what? By the way, a playable opening for Black. Aug-02-05    jamesmaskell: Taimanov played it 112 times with Black so he made it his own, Im guessing. Aug-11-05    azaris: Not exactly what you're supposed to play against this variation (8. d2!?), but hey - it worked! Black fumbled badly enough in the opening that once his attack crashed through it was all bones and no meat: azaris - marekpetr, Gameknot 2005: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.f3 O-O 9.g4 b5 10.g5 Ne8 11.h4 f6 12.g6 Ne5 13.gxh7+ Kxh7 14.O-O-O Bb7 15.Qg2 Rc8 16.Nxe6 Qa5 17.Nxf8+ Bxf8 18.f4 b4 19.Nd5 b3 20.axb3 Qa1+ 21.Kd2 Qxb2 22.Rc1 Bxd5 23.exd5 Ba3 24.Bd3+ Nxd3 25.Qe4+ Kg8 26.Qxd3 Bb4+ 27.Ke2 Rc3 28.Qe4 1-0 Detailed analysis coming later, I have half a screenful of variations written down. Aug-11-05    OneBadDog: I like to play a Taimanov but later transpose into a Scheveningen, thereby avoiding the Richter Rauzer. Aug-11-05    TheMouse: I thought the richer rauzer was in the classical ?? Do you mean the fischer-sozin attack? Aug-11-05    OneBadDog: No, I mean the Richter Rauzer. If Black delays playing f6, White can't play g5. However, White can still play c4 which would lead to a Sozin. Aug-11-05    TheMouse: Ok, thanks for the clarifiction Dec-08-07    cuendillar: Why is the double pawns after Bb4 and Bxc3 so rarely considered a problem for white? How should I meet it if a black player plays it against me? Dec-08-07    Ziggurat: <cuendillar> Possibly because black's dark squares tend to become terribly weak in the Taimanov if he exchanges his bishop on c3? In other words, the doubled pawns are a problem, but black's dark squares are a bigger problem. Depends on the specifics of the position, of course. May-21-09    WhiteRook48: Taimanov invented this?! Sep-13-10    rapidcitychess: <OneBadDog> 6.Bg5 is totally harmless in the Shevenigen. Just play 6...Be7 Sep-13-10    swr: Sorry for being stupid, but what's the difference between the Taimanov and the Paulsen? Some of these Taimanov games are classified as Paulsens. Sep-13-10    rapidcitychess: <swr> Not much difference, the main problem is is that the (main) line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.O-O Ne5 9.h3 is highly transposable from a lot of the ...e6 Sicilian. Hope that helps. Sep-17-10    FHBradley: <swr:> http://sverreschesscorner.blogspot.... offers some clarification on the confusing terminology "Kan/Paulsen/Taimanov Sicilian". Sep-17-10    jussu: Isn't Taimanov the line where black plays Nc6xd4 and Ne7-c6?

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