B44 is the opening Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation of the volume B · Semi-open games: 8 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 4 variations in the ECO table.
What the games say
2,839 games in the collections, from 1843 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2423.
White wins 28 %, draws 38 %, Black wins 34 %
Most games: Taimanov, Mark E (50), Jansa, Vlastimil (42), Langeweg, Kick (35), Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (33), Matulovic, Milan (33)
All 4 variations
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♘c6
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♘c6 5.♘b5 d6 6.c4 ♘f6 7.♘1c3 a6 8.♘a3 d5
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Modern Line 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♘c6 5.♘b5 d6 6.c4 ♘f6 7.♘1c3 a6 8.♘a3 ♗e7 9.♗e2 O-O 10.O-O b6
- Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation 1.e4 c5 2.♘f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♘xd4 ♘c6 5.♘b5