Sicilian Taimanov [B48]

Sicilian Taimanov [B48]
By Abby Marshall
1.e4
For the springtime I am covering a main line in the Open Sicilian. I usually try to avoid covering heavy theoretical stuff because to know these lines you have to cover more than the basics, but this is a relevant line that is still unexplored enough so that knowing the ideas is more valuable than covering all the finer points.
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3
Black can still go in various directions from here, such as the 5...d6 Scheveni...