Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Other Continuations
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6
Main Transpositions
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 to 2. .. d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nc6
Most Popular
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 (587/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 (570/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 (1948/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 (892/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 (8116/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 (511/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 (645/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 (911/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 (982/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 (8888/M). More: dbcn ccoe c365
TCEC Games
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. Be3 Be7 (118cp, 6/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Nb3 Ng6 (94cp, 7/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Nb3 Qc7 (82cp, 0/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Bf4 Ng6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 (31cp, 4/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 (114cp, 7/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nf6 (79cp, 71/M, TCEC +1=5-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3 e5 9. fxe5 Nxe5 10. O-O d6 (10cp, 2/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd3 e5 (0cp, 4/M, TCEC +0=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 (14cp, 273/M, TCEC +0=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nge7 (77cp, 64/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 d6 7. g4 h6 (106cp, 1/M, TCEC +4=6-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. e5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 (-1cp, 1/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nf6 (11cp, 186/M, TCEC +1=3-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Qc7 (22cp, 35/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 (12cp, 85/M, TCEC +0=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. f4 d5 (2cp, 44/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Ne7 8. Bd3 Qa5 (66cp, 0/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Nb3 d6 8. Bg2 Bd7 (62cp, 11/M, TCEC +1=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Nb3 d6 8. a4 b6 (94cp, 0/M, TCEC +2=1-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bf4 d6 (18cp, 25/M, TCEC +2=0-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 (18cp, 1948/M, TCEC +1=1-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 a6 (80cp, 0/M, TCEC +5=9-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 (28cp, 7/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Be7 (77cp, 3/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 (67cp, 101/M, TCEC +1=0-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bc5 (33cp, 53/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rc1 Qb8 (63cp, 1/M, TCEC +1=5-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 (1cp, 326/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 (7cp, 12/M, TCEC +0=2-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 (3cp, 511/M, TCEC +0=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 (20cp, 65/M, TCEC +1=4-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 Nf6 (4cp, 42/M, TCEC +0=2-0). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 (2cp, 8888/M, TCEC +2=9-1). Games. More: dbcn ccoe c365
Biased Popular Lines
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 (85cp, -84cp; 19/M, 34%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nf6 (74cp, -70cp; 71/M, 12%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Bb4 (140cp, -136cp; 17/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Bc5 (82cp, -78cp; 9/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. Nb3 Ng6 (165cp, -115cp; 8/M, 40%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nge7 (67cp, -61cp; 64/M, 11%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 d6 (88cp, -82cp; 61/M, 10%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Bb4 (144cp, -138cp; 37/M, 6%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Be7 (78cp, -72cp; 9/M, 1%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 e5 (84cp, -72cp; 9/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e5 (70cp, -56cp; 11/M, 3%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Nb3 d6 (67cp, -45cp; 15/M, 51%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 (69cp, -68cp; 10/M, 29%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 g6 (125cp, -124cp; 11/M, 4%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 d6 (88cp, -88cp; 19/M, 22%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 (69cp, -39cp; 24/M, 5%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nb5 a6 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 (208cp, -38cp; 8/M, 77%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nb5 a6 (170cp, -163cp; 11/M, 30%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qb6 (186cp, -184cp; 24/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Be7 (136cp, -134cp; 12/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nge7 (212cp, -210cp; 11/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 g6 (247cp, -245cp; 9/M, 0%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qe7 (150cp, -14cp; 12/M, 65%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 a6 (136cp, -135cp; 19/M, 2%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
Lines with Disagreement to Human Master Play
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Be3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 (118cp, -91cp; 6/M, 25%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Nb3 Ng6 (99cp, -65cp; 7/M, 44%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. Nb3 Ng6 (165cp, -115cp; 8/M, 40%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. Nb3 b5 (119cp, -69cp; 7/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 e5 (84cp, -72cp; 9/M, 23%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 d6 (88cp, -88cp; 19/M, 22%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nb5 a6 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 (269cp, -61cp; 6/M, 76%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nb5 a6 (170cp, -163cp; 11/M, 30%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 Bxc3+ (205cp, -164cp; 5/M, 66%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 bxc6 (209cp, -63cp; 6/M, 88%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 Bxc3+ (146cp, -109cp; 7/M, 24%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 a6 (126cp, -125cp; 6/M, 33%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. c4 a6 (52cp, -52cp; 10/M, 28%). More: dbcn ccoe c365
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