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Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B46)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 a6

Number of games in database: 1602
Years covered: 1851 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 36.3%
   Black wins 23.8%
   Draws 39.9%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Dragoljub Velimirovic  22 games
Mikhail Tal  18 games
Jan Timman  17 games
Mark Taimanov  116 games
Ulf Andersson  59 games
Vlastimil Jansa  48 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Anand vs I Morovic, 2004
Grischuk vs Rublevsky, 2007
M S Tseitlin vs I Taimanov, 1981
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
Smejkal vs Karpov, 1973
S N Ahmed vs Z Rahman, 2006
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. H Kennedy vs Wyvill 1-037 1851 6, London2 m3B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
2. Max Lange vs Hengstenberg  1-039 1863 Main TournamentB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
3. Anderssen vs J Minckwitz  0-133 1866 BerlinB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
4. Steinitz vs G MacDonnell  1-030 1867 DundeeB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
5. Zukertort vs Chess Club 1-049 1868 PostalB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
6. Zukertort vs J Minckwitz  1-042 1869 NSB-02.KongressB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
7. Steinitz vs De Vere  1-045 1870 Spa TournamentB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
8. Zukertort vs De Vere 1-017 1872 LondonB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
9. Zukertort vs Moriau  1-027 1875 London CCB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
10. Chigorin vs A Ascharin  1-025 1877 PetersburgB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
11. W Paulsen vs K Leffmann  ½-½34 1877 LeipzigB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
12. C T Goering vs Anderssen 1-037 1877 LeipzigB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
13. Wemmers vs E Schallopp  1-040 1877 WSB-11.KongressB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
14. Zukertort vs Anderssen  ½-½25 1878 ParisB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
15. K Pitschel vs Bird 0-149 1878 ParisB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
16. K Pitschel vs Mackenzie  ½-½72 1878 ParisB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
17. J Minckwitz vs W Paulsen  0-120 1878 WSB-12.KongressB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
18. Zukertort vs Owen  1-031 1878 Chislehurst mB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
19. Tarrasch vs Mendelson 1-024 1879 BreslauB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
20. Englisch vs J Minckwitz  1-062 1879 DSB-01.KongressB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
21. M Judd vs C Moehle 0-161 1880 USA-05.KongressB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
22. Mackenzie vs Bird 1-055 1882 Vienna itB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
23. Blackburne vs Bird 1-033 1882 Vienna itB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
24. Wittek vs Bird ½-½66 1882 Vienna itB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
25. Blackburne vs Mackenzie 1-028 1882 Vienna itB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
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Nov-13-04   xiaolin: ! nice opening
Jul-03-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  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. Qd2!?), 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 Nf6, White can't play Bg5. However, White can still play Bc4 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?!
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