Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › Sicilian Defense › Sicilian Defense › O'Kelly Variation › Normal System › Taimanov Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game B00
- Sicilian Defense B20
- Sicilian Defense B27
- O'Kelly Variation B28
- Normal System B28
- Taimanov Line B28 you are here
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System, Taimanov Line
Overview
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System, Taimanov Line 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 begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- B28
- Group
- Semi-Open Games (B)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
422,790 games · White 45.8% / Draw 4.7% / Black 49.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 193,609 | |
| Nb3 | 126,004 | |
| Nf5 | 84,990 | |
| Nc3 | 8,728 | |
| Ne2 | 8,373 | |
| Bc4 | 264 | |
| c4 | 152 | |
| Be3 | 144 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:48:00
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