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A25

English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation

Key moves: 1.c4 e5

The Reversed Sicilian — Black plays ...e5 against the English, giving White a Sicilian-type position with an extra tempo. The resulting positions are rich and flexible.

History & Notable Players

A popular response that creates reversed Sicilian structures.

Top Players in this Opening

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir26 gamesKamsky,G20 gamesLarsen, Bent20 gamesSpassky, Boris V17 gamesSmyslov, Vassily16 gamesKarpov, Anatoly16 gamesPortisch, Lajos14 gamesJussupow, Artur14 gamesIvanchuk,V12 gamesNakamura,Hi11 games

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