Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Modern Line
B441. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6
How it went
17
ours
· 348
masters
White wins 29%
Draws 41%
Black wins 30%
Continuations
This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.
Master games
- Charbonneau, Pascal — Anand V 1-0 · 2006
- Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Najer, Evgeniy 1-0 · 2016
- Kramnik, Vladimir — Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 · 2005
- Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Lautier, Joel 1-0 · 1998
- Ivanchuk, Vasyl — Lautier, Joel 1-0 · 1998
Games in Spain
- Tejedor Fuente, Enrique (2415) — Santos Latasa, Jaime (2614) 0-1
- Kondys,Piotr (2178) — Lopez Martinez,Josep (2510) 0-1
- Aguero Jimenez,L (2503) — Garriga Cazorla,Pere (2489) 0-1
- Diaz Camallonga,C (2484) — Omelja,A (2435) 1-0
- Vasquez Schroeder,R (2478) — Munoz Pelaez,Manuel (2263) 1-0
- Carbonell Sancho,Marc (2364) — Firat,B (2471) 1/2-1/2
- Vasquez Schroeder,R (2446) — Martinez Pla,Xavier (2261) 1-0
- Alonso,Ju (2352) — Sanchez L,S (2422) 1/2-1/2
This line is also written
- 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Be7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O b6
- 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nb5 d6 6 c4 Nf6 7 N1c3 a6 8 Na3 Be7 9 Be2 O-O 10 O-O b6
- e4 c5 Nf3 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Nb5 d6 c4 Nf6 N1c3 a6 Na3 Be7 Be2 O-O O-O b6
- e4, c5, Nf3, e6, d4, cxd4, Nxd4, Nc6, Nb5, d6, c4, Nf6, N1c3, a6, Na3, Be7, Be2, O-O, O-O, b6