Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › Old Sicilian › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: Open › Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Geller Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- Old Sicilian B30
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
- Sicilian Defense: Open B32
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Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Geller Line
Overview
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Geller Line is a named branch in the Semi-Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO B32.
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 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 e5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Sicilian Defense: Open, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- B32
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 10
- Parent
- Sicilian Defense: Open
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Statistics from Lichess
65,636 games · White 51.3% / Draw 6.6% / Black 42.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf5 | 18,052 | |
| Nc2 | 16,568 | |
| Nxc6 | 12,400 | |
| Nf3 | 9,416 | |
| Nb3 | 8,215 | |
| Ne2 | 773 | |
| Nc3 | 179 | |
| Be3 | 13 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:14:02
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