B44o — Sicilian, Taimanov, Szen, 6.c4 a6

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 a6 * ○ Trait aux Blancs

Ouverture — Centre mobile

♔ Point de vue Blancs

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Plans. N5c3 (73 % des parties) ; N5a3 (20 % des parties) ; Nd4 (Cavalier centralisé en d4 — 7 % des parties).

♚ Point de vue Noirs

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Plans. ...Nf6 (Développer g8 — 88 % des parties) ; ...Be7 (Développer f8 — 5 % des parties).

Avantages

Faiblesses

Diagonale active

Plans

Structure de pions

	♔ Blancs	♚ Noirs
Pions doublés	—	—
Pions isolés	—	—
Arriérés	—	—
Chaînes	—	● b7→a6, f7→e6
Passés	—	—
Majorité	● aile dame 3v2	—

Cases

	♔ Blancs	♚ Noirs
Cases fortes	● d4 (2v1)	● e5 (2v0)
Cases faibles	—	● d6
Centre	● d4 (2v1), ● d5 (3v1)	● e5 (2v0)

Colonnes et diagonales

	♔ Blancs	♚ Noirs
Semi-ouvertes	● d	● c

Pièces

	♔ Blancs	♚ Noirs
Bc1	● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 5)
Bf1	● Bf1 Non développé (mob. 2)
Bc8		● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 1)
Bf8		● Bf8 Non développé (mob. 1)
Paire de fous	● Oui	● Oui
Non développées	5 (● b1, ● c1, ● f1, ● a1, ● h1)	5 (● g8, ● c8, ● f8, ● a8, ● h8)

Sécurité du roi

	♔ Blancs	♚ Noirs
Statut	● Au centre	● Au centre
Droits de roque	O-O / O-O-O	O-O / O-O-O

Thèmes

	♔ Blancs	♚ Noirs
Phase	Ouverture
Centre	mobile
Ruptures	● c4-c5, ● e4-e5	● …d6-d5, ● …f7-f5

Partie
1957 Corr – Round ? – Maseev, Leon Iosifovich – 1/2-1/2 – Konstantinopolsky, Alexander – G11 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Rb8
1960 Buenos Aires – Round 8 – Wade, Robert G – 0-1 – Olafsson, Fridrik – G93 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 b6
1960 Leipzig olm fin-A – Round 3 – Drimer, Dolfi – 1/2-1/2 – Darga, Klaus – G50 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 b6
1961 Baku ch-URS – Round 9 – Kholmov, Ratmir D – 1-0 – Vladimirov, Boris T – G87 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bd7
1961 Debrecen – Round 7 – Suetin, Alexey S – 1/2-1/2 – Lokvenc, Josef – G47 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 b6
1962 Erevan ch-URS – Round 1 – Mnatsakanian, Eduard A – 1/2-1/2 – Kots, Yuri I – G104 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Qc7
1962 Reggio Emilia ITA – Round 6 – Honfi, Karoly – 1/2-1/2 – Rabar, Braslav – G24 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Be3 O-O
1963 Bath ch-BCF – Round 8 – Littlewood, Norman – 0-1 – Franklin Sheunesu Mhembere – G66 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Qc7
1963 Liberation – Round 1 – Kholmov, Ratmir D – 1-0 – Cobo Arteaga, Eldis – G13 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Qc7
1963 Spartak CC – Round ? – Mnatsakanian, Eduard A – 1/2-1/2 – Cherepkov, Alexander V – G21 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Rb8
1964 Ch (Men) Budapest HUN – Round 1 – Titkos, Jeno – 0-1 – Varnusz, Egon – G23 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 b6
1965 Gyula – Round 1 – Honfi, K. – 0-1 – Korchnoi, Viktor – G11 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Rb8
1965 Kiel Open – Round 3 – Redlich, Olaf – 0-1 – Eising, Johannes – G15 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Na3 Qa5
1965 Novi Sad – Round 19 – Bogdanovic, Rajko – 1-0 – Puc, Stojan – G157 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Qc7
1966 Helsinki – Round 2 – Westerinen, Heikki M.J. – 1/2-1/2 – Ojanen, Kaarle S – G8 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Qc7 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Be3 O-O
1966 Hoogovens-B – Round 9 – Westerinen, Heikki M.J. – 1-0 – Kramer, Haije – G11 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Qc7
1966 La Habana olm fin-B – Round 10 – Westerinen, Heikki M.J. – 1-0 – Zinser, Sylvain – G148 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bd7
1966 La Habana olm fin-B – Round 11 – Chiaramonti, Jacques – 0-1 – Filipowicz, Andrzej – G169 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 b6
1966 URS Team Ch – Round 1 – Gipslis, Aivars – 0-1 – Vasiukov, Evgeni – G46 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bd7
1967 It II – Round 2 – Tatai, Stefano – 1-0 – Medina-Garcia, Antonio – G6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 b6
1967 POL Team Ch 20th – Round 5 – Filipowicz, Andrzej – 1-0 – Fabian Henryk – G30 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Be7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rb8
1968 Hoogovens – Round 10 – Crabbendam, Hans – 0-1 – Medina-Garcia, Antonio – G90 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7
1968 Skopje/Ohrid – Round 8 – Matulovic, Milan – 1-0 – Bukic, Enver – G67 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Ne5
1968 URS Team Ch – Round 1 – Zhidkov, Valery S – 1/2-1/2 – Arseniev, Vladimir V. – G116 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bd7
1968 WchT U26 15. fin-B – Round 8.1 – Keogh, Eamon – 1/2-1/2 – Holaszek, Hans – G33 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7
1969 Capablanca Memorial – Round 3 – Haro Garcia, Gilberto – 0-1 – Korchnoi, Viktor – G24 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Rb8
1969 POL Ch 26th – Round 7 – Kwasniewski, Janusz – 0-1 – Kostro, Jerzy – G29 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7
1969 Venice – Round 3 – Matulovic, Milan – 1/2-1/2 – Taimanov, Mark E – G22 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bd7
1974 Manila – Round ? – Diks – 1-0 – Marjanovic, Slavoljub – G91 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Qc7
1974 Manila – Round 2 – Dieks, Roy G – 0-1 – Marjanovic, Slavoljub – G90 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Qc7
Moskou ch-URS 1976 – Round 1 – Karpov, Anatoly – 1/2-1/2 – Taimanov, Mark E – G22 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bd7
World Blitz 2016 – Round 10.47 – Jumabayev, Rinat – 1-0 – Stratonowitsch, Andre – G418 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Ne5
World Blitz 2017 – Round 16.12 – Quparadze, Giga – 0-1 – Rapport, Richard – G818 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 g6 8. Bf4 Nf6 9. Be2 e5 10. Be3 Be6

B44o — Taimanov, Szen (1957)

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 a6

Les coups candidats

7.N5c3 — 72.7% (894 parties)

Ambassadeurs : Taimanov, Mark (11x), Anka, Emil (7x), Yudasin, Leonid (5x), Spraggett, Kevin (4x), Westerinen, Heikki M.J. (3x), Fabian, Henryk (3x), Korchnoi, Viktor (3x), Filipowicz, Andrzej (3x)

7.N5a3 — 20.1% (247 parties)

Ambassadeurs : Ambrosi, Eleonora (2x), Ljikar, Zoran (2x), Karwowski, Kacper (2x), Georgakopoulos, Nikolaos K. (2x), Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo (1x), Rabar, Braslav (1x), Klein, Manfred (1x), Kestler, Hans-Guenther (1x)

7.Nd4 — 6.8% (84 parties)

Ambassadeurs : Hlavac, Rudolf (2x), Zawadzka, Jolanta (2x), Eslon, Jaan (1x), Krnic, Zdenko (1x), Manetta, John (1x), Zeitler, Hans-Juergen (1x), Murey, Jacob (1x), Delebarre, Xavier (1x)

7.N1c3 — 0.2% (2 parties)

Ambassadeurs : Robatsch, Karl (1x), Penrouz (1x), Gieringer, Clemens (1x), Faulstich, Kurt (1x)

Analyse statistique des coups candidats

Répartition par niveau Elo (% des parties)

Tranche Elo	N parties	7.N5c3	7.N5a3	7.Nd4	7.N1c3
<1800	79	57%	37%	6%	—
1800-2200	563	68%	25%	7%	0%
2200-2600	440	80%	12%	7%	—
2600+	7	86%	14%	—	—

Évolution par décennie (% des parties)

Décennie	N parties	7.N5c3	7.N5a3	7.Nd4	7.N1c3
1950s	2	100%	—	—	—
1960s	41	93%	5%	—	2%
1970s	69	86%	10%	4%	—
1980s	41	85%	12%	2%	—
1990s	199	74%	20%	6%	—
2000s	319	72%	22%	5%	—
2010s	456	70%	22%	8%	—
2020s	103	63%	20%	16%	1%

Tendances récentes (2010s → 2020s)

Coup	2010s	2020s	Δ
7.N5c3	70%	63%	▼ -6.4%
7.N5a3	22%	20%	▼ -2.0%
7.Nd4	8%	16%	▲ +7.9%
7.N1c3	0%	1%	▲ +1.0%

Joueurs célèbres

Champions du monde dans cette position

Karpov, Anatoly — 2 parties
Ju, Wenjun — 1 partie

Parties historiques

7.N5c3 — 72.7% (894 parties)

1954 — Boleslavsky, Isaac vs Sterner, Olof — 1-0 — Stockholm SWE
1957 — Maseev, Leon Iosifovich vs Konstantinopolsky, Alexander — 1/2-1/2 — ?
1960 — Wade, Robert G vs Olafsson, Fridrik — 0-1 — Buenos Aires ARG
1960 — Drimer, Dolfi vs Darga, Klaus — 1/2-1/2 — Leipzig GER
1961 — Larusson, Gudmundur vs Calvo José Minguez, Ricardo — 0-1 — The Hague NED

7.N5a3 — 20.1% (247 parties)

1961 — Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo vs Rabar, Braslav — 1-0 — Zagreb CRO
1969 — Klein, Manfred vs Kestler, Hans-Guenther — 1/2-1/2 — FRG-ch Koenigsfeld GER
1970 — Von Seelen, Svend Ove vs Laurberg, Hakon — 0-1 — ?
1971 — Troianescu, Octav vs Hort, Vlastimil — 0-1 — Havana CUB
1971 — Nikolic, Stanimir vs Bobotsov, Milko G — 1-0 — Varna BUL

7.Nd4 — 6.8% (84 parties)

1975 — Manetta, John vs Zeitler, Hans-Juergen — 1/2-1/2 — Bad Berleburg
1975 — Gonzalez Mestres, Luis vs Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier — 0-1 — Olot
1977 — Eslon, Jaan vs Krnic, Zdenko — 1/2-1/2 — Wijk aan Zee NED
1988 — Murey, Jacob vs Delebarre, Xavier — 1-0 — France
1995 — Hlavac, Rudolf vs Tochor, Jiri — 1/2-1/2 — CZE-chT1b

7.N1c3 — 0.2% (2 parties)

1962 — Robatsch, Karl vs Penrouz — 1/2-1/2 — ol Varna
2024 — Gieringer, Clemens vs Faulstich, Kurt — 1-0 — Heusenstamm GER