Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Quiet System B28
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d3
85 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 25%, Black wins 45%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 46 | 24% 30% 46% | 2034 | 2026 |
| g6 | 12 | 25% 67% | 2160 | 2025 |
| b5 | 9 | 33% 44% 22% | 2087 | 2026 |
| d6 | 8 | 75% 25% | 2053 | 2024 |
| e6 | 8 | 38% 25% 38% | 2097 | 2026 |
| d5 | 2 | 100% | 1955 | 2026 |
Top games
| Stenzel, T2216–Sandipan, C2609 | 0-1 | Gibraltar Masters 2014 | 2014 |
| Ootes, La2412–Bosboom, M2397 | ½-½ | TCh-BEL 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Golovin, Leo2475–Sukhareva, E2268 | 1-0 | Chigorin Memorial | 2012 |
| Savchenko, B2503–Shukhman, Anna2154 | 1-0 | Uralsk Open 2023 | 2023 |
| Andrews, T2167–Delgado Ramirez, N2483 | 0-1 | 1000GM Vegas IMC 2024 | 2024 |
| Iordanidou, Z2122–Popilski, G2506 | ½-½ | 6th Paleochora Open | 2013 |
| Player, E2158–Shyam, N2465 | 0-1 | 20th Spilimbergo Open | 2022 |
| Dahl, Trygve2169–Teplyi, I2440 | ½-½ | Copenhagen CC 2017 | 2017 |
| Kindler, Przemyslaw2069–Matuszewski, Mi2505 | 0-1 | ch-POL Academic Men 2018 | 2018 |
| Hernandez, Ja2351–Young, Micah2203 | ½-½ | Churchie Int 2026 | 2026 |
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