Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Kieseritzky System B28
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. b3
70 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 23%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 27 | 26% 22% 52% | 2196 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 25 | 44% 20% 36% | 2166 | 2026 |
| e6 | 6 | 67% 17% 17% | 2110 | 2024 |
| Nf6 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2251 | 2019 |
| b5 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1866 | 2025 |
| d5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2059 | 2023 |
Top games
| Vitiugov, N2726–Pantsulaia, L2607 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Inarkiev, E2689–Ibrahimov, R2518 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Onischuk, V2620–Van Foreest, Lucas2530 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Sevian, Samuel2696–Sethuraman, Sandeep2416 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool D | 2026 |
| Paichadze, L2516–Pantsulaia, L2567 | 1-0 | 72nd ch-GEO 2013 | 2013 |
| Atabayew, S2518–Nogerbek, Kazybek2487 | 0-1 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | 2024 |
| Pavlidis, Ant2539–Kazakovskiy, Valeriy2422 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Getz, N2352–Turov, M2599 | ½-½ | Norwegian Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Ruck, T2296–Sergeev, Vl2481 | 0-1 | 30th Balaton Open | 2012 |
| Golubov, Saveliy2362–Palit, S2415 | 1-0 | Aeroflot Open B 2015 | 2015 |
Sicilian Defense variations
Sicilian DefenseB20Czerniak AttackB20Grob VariationB20Lasker-Dunne AttackB20Mengarini VariationB20Myers Attack, with a4B20Myers Attack, with h4B20Staunton-Cochrane VariationB20Wing GambitB20McDonnell AttackB21Smith-Morra GambitB21Alapin VariationB22Amazon AttackB20Bowdler AttackB20Brick VariationB20Keres VariationB20King David's OpeningB20Kronberger VariationB20ClosedB23Sicilian DefenseB27Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto VariationB20ClosedB23Brussels GambitB27Bücker VariationB27