Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › O'Kelly Variation › Normal System
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- O'Kelly Variation B28
- Normal System B28 you are here
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
Overview
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B28.
The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.
It is reached after 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 4 notable variations — Cortlever Gambit, Smith-Morra Line, Taimanov Line, and others.
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- ECO code
- B28
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 4
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