Taimanov, M's chess openings
Peak rating 2454177 games
Taimanov, M has 177 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Taimanov, M most often opens with 1.c4 (77% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White87 games · +36 =33 −18 · 60%
As Black90 games · +28 =33 −29 · 49%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening77%67 games · scores 53% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening22%19 games · scores 84% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.b3 g6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%37 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%32 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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