Openings/Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Yerevan System B28
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3
1,206 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 24%, Black wins 37%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e6 | 387 | 37% 22% 41% | 2245 | 2026 |
| d6 | 386 | 37% 26% 37% | 2236 | 2026 |
| b5 | 316 | 38% 27% 35% | 2233 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 107 | 50% 17% 33% | 2091 | 2026 |
| g6 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2112 | 2021 |
| b6 | 3 | 100% | 2148 | 2021 |
| Nf6 | 2 | 100% | 2229 | 2023 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2301 | 2015 |
Top games
| Dubov, Daniil2703–Artemiev, V2706 | 0-1 | TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Yu Yangyi2743–Grachev, B2645 | ½-½ | 33rd ECC Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Grischuk, A2745–Donchenko, Alexa2636 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Guseinov, G2664–Artemiev, V2709 | 0-1 | European Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Dubov, Daniil2709–Grachev, B2626 | 1-0 | 72nd Moscow Blitz | 2018 |
| Sethuraman, S2623–Rapport, R2709 | 0-1 | Aeroflot Open A 2015 | 2015 |
| Wang Hao2710–Zhou Jianchao2615 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2750–Timofeev, Arty2555 | 1-0 | TCh-RUS Men 2017 | 2017 |
| Kovalev, Vl2661–Indjic, A2638 | 1-0 | 22nd European Teams | 2019 |
| Onischuk, V2612–Hou Yifan2671 | 1-0 | Corsican Circuit Final | 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