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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c5/2. Nf3/2...e6/3. d4/3...cxd4/4. Nxd4/4...Nc6

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Sicilian - Taimanov
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8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white knighte4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6

Sicilian - Taimanov

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This is the initial position at the start of the Taimanov or Taimanov system, developed by Russian GM Mark Taimanov. It can be thought of as a mirror to the position leading to most variations such as the Dragon, with the c6 knight developed rather than the f6 one and the e6 pawn developed rather than the d6 one.

White responding with 5. Nxc6 is a mistake, as it gives black immediate equality after 5... bxc6 6. Nc3 d5. Otherwise, black will most likely follow up with a6 and Qc7, with other moves depending on White's setup, which most often involves either Qf3-g3, Be3 and Qd2, a Maroczy Bind, or Nc3 and Bb5. Black's main idea of a6 and b5, however, is a constant in many of these variations.

Theory table

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

5 6 7
1 Nc3
Qc7		 Be3
a6		 Qd2
Nf6		 =
2 ...
a6		 Nxc6
bxc6		 Bd3
d5		 +=
3 ...
d6		 c4
Nf6		 N1c3
a6		 =

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