Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › O'Kelly Variation › Maróczy Bind
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- O'Kelly Variation B28
- Maróczy Bind B28 you are here
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind
Overview
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind 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.
The line arises from 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Paulsen Line, Robatsch Line.
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- ECO code
- B28
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
263,630 games · White 50.6% / Draw 6.5% / Black 42.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 124,271 | |
| e6 | 63,965 | |
| d6 | 42,539 | |
| g6 | 12,623 | |
| b6 | 9,805 | |
| Qc7 | 2,458 | |
| Nf6 | 2,412 | |
| b5 | 2,096 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:08:05
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