page 1 of 84; games 1-25 of 2,097  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kan vs Flohr   ½-½ 43 1935 Moscow (Russia) B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 2. G A Thomas vs V Mikenas   0-1 45 1937 Hastings B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 3. Boleslavsky vs V Mogilevsky   1-0 48 1942 Kuibyshev B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 4. V Tarasov vs G Borisenko   ½-½ 42 1957 URS-ch sf B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 5. B Wikstroem vs G Borisenko   ½-½ 38 1957 W-ch4 sf02 corr B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 6. A Matanovic vs Filip   ½-½ 39 1958 Portoroz izt B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 7. J Sherwin vs Benko   ½-½ 70 1958 Portoroz izt B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 8. C B Van den Berg vs G Fuster   ½-½ 28 1958 13th olm final B B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 9. Aitken vs Portisch   0-1 50 1958 13th olm qual. group 3 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 10. P Oliveira vs G Fuster 1-0 38 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 11. Bronstein vs Furman   ½-½ 47 1959 Olympiad URS B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 12. Korchnoi vs Averbakh 0-1 43 1959 URS-ch26 Tbilisi B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 13. F Terkelsen vs Larsen   0-1 30 1959 DEN-ch B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 14. Aronin vs Larsen   ½-½ 58 1959 Alekhine mem B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 15. J Gromek vs Ujtelky   0-1 35 1959 Marianske Lazne B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 16. Unzicker vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 47 1960 Buenos Aires B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 17. L Barden vs Korchnoi 0-1 42 1960 Leipzig olm B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 18. De Oliveira, D vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 27 1960 Leipzig olm B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 19. Gligoric vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 44 1960 Santa Fe B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 20. Unzicker vs V Mikenas   1-0 23 1960 Leningrad B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 21. K Darga vs Polugaevsky   0-1 41 1960 Hamburg W.GER-USSR m B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 22. Unzicker vs Taimanov ½-½ 44 1960 Buenos Aires B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 23. K Skold vs Larsen   ½-½ 37 1960 Berg en Dal zt-A B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 24. J Goncalves vs Filip 0-1 59 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 25. B Tot vs Matulovic   0-1 57 1960 YUG-ch B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation  page 1 of 84; games 1-25 of 2,097    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Jun-01-04    chessplayermatthew: what is blacks plan in this opening? Jun-01-04    OneBadDog: Prepare for a d5 push. Play Bb4 and/or b5 in order to put pressure on the epawn. Jul-06-04    Tennyson: I'm interested in getting opinions on the Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (B47) where black sacs his queen for three minor pieces in the following variation: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Ndb5 Qb8 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb6 axb5 9. Nxb5 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. Nc7+ Qxc7 12. Bxc7 Bxc7 13. Qg4 Black has good open lines, white has queen mobility. I'm really rooting for black here, but the opening explorer gives %100 wins to white. I've observed black win this line in tournaments, but not GM level. Has anybody seen this variation analyzed in books? Jul-06-04    Zenchess: NIC had an article on it a few years back; I think it was around #60 (I'm not sure of the exact date). Play is actually fairly tame after the initial fireworks; White tries to crash through on the Q-side in the games I have. Jul-07-04    Tennyson: Thanks <Zenchess>. It seems if black can survive with material intact until the endgame then he has a good chance of winning. Feb-17-06    notyetagm: There is a new book called The Safest Sicilian. Here is an excerpt from the description of it on the bcmchess website: <The Bulgarian GM Delchev (current Elo 2661) proposes a sound yet aggressive Black Sicilian repertoire, based on the Taimanov system: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7. As Black, it is extremely difficult to get a playable position without accepting extreme risks. This book deals with reliable positional systems which will serve you for many years, without having to update your opening knowledge every two weeks. This setup is especially effective against the dreaded English attack. > Why is this setup so effective against the English attack? Because Black is yet to commit his g8-knight to f6, where it usually becomes the target of the g2-g4-g5 pawn push? Feb-17-06    notyetagm: I just found this on the newinchess website: <SI 40.2 The English Attack vs the Taimanov SI Taimanov Variation 2...e6, 4...Nc6 by Tibor Fogarasi Yearbook 64 (2002) buy> If I had this article, I could answer my previous post. :-) Feb-17-06    who: But in that variation white gets to set up a Marcozy bind. Mar-28-06    WTHarvey: Here's a collection of crucial positions in the Bastrikov: http://www.wtharvey.com/b47.html Nov-19-06    Solid DD: Hello all, I'm been thinking of purchasing The Safest Sicilian by Alexander Delchev and Semko Semkov which is based on this repeitore. Can anyone here who has this book give any comments about it? Nov-19-06    oao2102: As a point of marketing that doesn't seem to be a very exciting title for a book... Apr-02-07    Chlipchlop: Do you guys see something interesting into not pushing 5. ... a6 ? Jun-03-07    Chlipchlop: Maybe to avoid an early Bf4 ? But should black not be afraid of Ndb5 ? And what the hell is the queen doing in c7 ? Noone knows ? If not, I should really play this... ;-) Jun-29-08    ChessDude33: <Chlipchlop> Although I do not fully know the virtues of Qc7 over a6, I do know that it saves a tempo in lines involving Nxc6 and Bd3. Also, c7 is a very good square for the queen, eyeing down the c-file and b8-h2 diagonal.

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