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

Italian Team Championship 2026 | Playoffs - Finals: Nasuta, Grzegorz - Djukic, Nikola
2026.04.30
GM Nasuta, Grzegorz (2483)
GM Djukic, Nikola (2447)
Result 1-0
Opening B47
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2026.04.24
GM Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios (2525)
GM Adhiban, B. (2574)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B47
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IM Ruzhansky, Elias (2427)
IM Materia, Marco (2530)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B47
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European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 - EICC 2026
2026.04.13
GM Klimkowski, Jan (2501)
GM Dardha, Daniel (2608)
Result 0-1
Opening B47
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European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 - EICC 2026
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IM Licznerski, Lukasz (2500)
GM Korobov, Anton (2610)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B47
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GM Amar, Elham (2577)
IM Postlmayer, Jakob (2442)
Result 1-0
Opening B47
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Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A - Grenke Chess Festival 2026 Open
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GM Chasin, Nico (2490)
GM Zeng, Chongsheng (2554)
Result 0-1
Opening B47
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IM Lane, Gary W (2198)
GM Rios Gomez, Cristhian Camilo (2412)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B47
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Round 6: Visakh N R - Vignesh N R
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GM Visakh N R (2520)
GM Vignesh N R (2512)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B47
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Texas Grand Circuit ed1. Dallas International Section
2026.03.12
GM Budisavljevic, Luka (2493)
IM Fus, Jakub (2450)
Result 1-0
Opening B47
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