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Practise the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
The Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6) is a flexible system in the Sicilian Defense, named after Mark Taimanov. Play Black's moves of the line from memory —
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 — and the trainer plays
White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.
"Drill all" adds the 18 named lines that continue it, such as Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation, Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack, Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation, Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Sveshnikov Transfer, Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation, Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, American Attack.
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