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

White to move
14,580 games · 1929-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

6. Be3

6,133

36.4%

31.2%

32.4%

6. Be2

4,105

33.7%

37.6%

28.6%

6. g3

2,518

29.7%

39.7%

30.6%

6. f4

1,017

39.4%

34.7%

25.9%

6. Ndb5

204

31.4%

24%

44.6%

6. Qd3

160

50.6%

28.1%

21.2%

6. Nxc6

137

20.4%

29.9%

49.6%

6. a3

135

25.9%

48.1%

6. Nb3

34.4%

30.1%

35.5%

6. g4

47.2%

26.4%

6. Ncb5

58%

34%

6. Bc4

23.1%

15.4

61.5%

6. Bb5

100%

6. Bg5

33.3%

66.7%

6. Nde2

33.3%

66.7%

6. b3

100%

6. Nb1

50%

6. Bd3

50%

6. f3

100%

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 (7854)
B48: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (5437)
B49: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1015)
B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (273)
B80: Sicilian, Scheveningen (1)

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