Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System, Taimanov Line B28
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5
149 tournament games from this position · White wins 25%, draws 21%, Black wins 54%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nb3 | 76 | 22% 21% 57% | 2014 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 63 | 27% 17% 56% | 1987 | 2026 |
| Ne2 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 2123 | 2026 |
| Nf5 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 1863 | 2023 |
Top games
| Stany, G2399–Bogner, S2602 | 0-1 | 8th Leiden Open A 2014 | 2014 |
| Medina, W2377–Zhao, Yuanhe2501 | 0-1 | Asian Rapid Teams 2024 | 2024 |
| Du, Chunhui2391–Xu, Minghui2405 | ½-½ | ch-CHN Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Tillyaev, U2346–Holmirzaev, B2358 | ½-½ | ch-UZB 2016 | 2016 |
| Jenal, J2136–Bogner, S2544 | 0-1 | 48th Biel Master Open | 2015 |
| Bronnikova, E2251–Chashchev, S2408 | ½-½ | Doroshkevicha Mem Open 2012 | 2012 |
| Hanache, Kai2229–Hanley, C2429 | ½-½ | British Rapidplay 2026 | 2026 |
| Gadimov, Emil2055–Maze, S2519 | 0-1 | TCh-FRA Rapid Prelim 2026 | 2026 |
| Dadmand, M2090–Benidze, D2479 | 0-1 | 1st Behin Bazafarin Alborz Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Avramidou, Anastasia2242–Raeva, E2323 | ½-½ | Albena Open 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