B47 - Sicilian: Taimanov (Bastrikov)

Variation: Sicilian: Taimanov (Bastrikov)

Initial Move: Black places the queen on c7 to control the c-file and the e5-square. It is a very sophisticated and high-level way to handle the Sicilian. Learn this opening step by step

Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz
2025.08.13
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2721)
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2777)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B47
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Round 4: Tahay, Alexis - Kobalia, Mikhail
2025.05.25
IM Tahay, Alexis (2347)
GM Kobalia, Mikhail (2534)
Result 0-1
Opening B47
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Round 2: Nihal Sarin - Bacrot, Etienne
2024.05.31
GM Nihal Sarin (2723)
GM Bacrot, Etienne (2626)
Result 1-0
Opening B47
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Quarter-Finals | Tiebreak: Maze, Sebastien - Moussard, Jules
GM Maze, Sebastien (2516)
GM Moussard, Jules (2613)
Result 0-1
Opening B47
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WRTC 2024
2024.08.03
GM Short, Nigel D (2594)
GM Gurel, Ediz (2641)
Result 0-1
Opening B47
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WRTC 2024
2024.08.02
IM Shogdzhiev, Roman (2426)
GM Vokhidov, Shamsiddin (2637)
Result 0-1
Opening B47
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WBTC 2024
2024.08.05
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2733)
GM Zemlyanskii, Ivan (2594)
Result 1-0
Opening B47
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FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
2024.12.30
GM Ohanyan, Emin (2516)
GM Van Foreest, Jorden (2728)
Result 1-0
Opening B47
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Round 4: Assylov, Miras - Khripachenko, Alexander
2025.04.13
FM Assylov, Miras (2409)
IM Khripachenko, Alexander (2367)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B47
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FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
2025.09.07
GM Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (2626)
GM Korobov, Anton (2608)
Result 1-0
Opening B47
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