B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
B46 holds a single named line. It leaves B45, a position of the same name, with 5...a6. That final move, by the a-pawn, covers b5 and opens a line for the rook on a8. Of all other reference positions, the board of B43 (Kan Variation, Knight Variation) comes closest, two squares apart.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e4 | c5 |
| 2 | Nf3 | e6 |
| 3 | d4 | cxd4 |
| 4 | Nxd4 | Nc6 |
| 5 | Nc3 | a6 |
The road to B46
- 1.e4 … 4.Nxd4five earlier stops: B00, B20, B27, B40
- 4...Nc6B44 Taimanov Variation
- 5.Nc3B45 Taimanov Variation
- 5...a6B46
The position after 5...a6
White has brought out the knight on c3 and knight on d4; Black the knight on c6. White has a half-open d-file; Black a half-open c-file. White could capture with Bxa6, Nxc6, Nxe6. White is to move and has 43 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| B41 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | four squares: b1, c3, c6, b8 |
| B44 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | four squares: b1, c3, a6, a7 |
| B47 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | four squares: a6, a7, c7, d8 |
| B42 | Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | six squares: b1, f1, c3, d3, c6, b8 |
| B48 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | six squares: c1, e3, a6, a7, c7, d8 |
| B49 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | six squares: c1, f1, e2, e3, c7, d8 |
| C45 | Scotch Game | six squares: b1, c3, a6, e6, a7, c7 |