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

Sicilian - Taimanov
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkbnr/pp1p1ppp/2n1p3/8/3NP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w
Moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6

Sicilian - Taimanov

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.

Theory table

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

	5	6	7
1	Nc3 Nf6	Ndb5 Bb4	a3 Bxc3+	+=
2	... a6	Nxc6 bxc6	e5 Qc7	+=
3	Nb5 Nf6	N1c3		See Line 1
4	... d6	c4 Nf6	N1c3 a6	+=

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References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.