Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack (B48)

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Target Position

♜ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♝ ♞ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♛ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♝ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.15

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 39.0% Draws: 32.4% Black Wins: 28.6%

Strategic Overview

The Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack (ECO code B48) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3
UCI Move Path
e2e4 c7c5 g1f3 e7e6 d2d4 c5d4 f3d4 b8c6 b1c3 d8c7 c1e3
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Parent Opening

This line is a variation of the main parent opening:

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation (B47)

Sub-variations & Next Lines

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