B28 - Sicilian: O'Kelly Variation

Variation: Sicilian: O'Kelly Variation

Initial Move: An early a6 push by Black that keeps White guessing. It is a flexible wait-and-see move that can transpose into several different Sicilian systems. Learn this opening step by step

26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
2026.04.08
GM Hovhannisyan, Robert (2642)
IM Piliposyan, Robert (2421)
Result 1-0
Opening B28
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26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026
2026.04.07
IM Culum, Sanjin (2441)
IM Vegh, Endre (2118)
Result 1-0
Opening B28
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XXV JCC Santo Domingo 2026 - Blitz Masculino - XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Santo Domingo 2026 - Blitz Masculino
2026.07.28
IM Valdes Romero, Leonardo (2305)
IM Araujo Sanchez, Josue (2326)
Result 0-1
Opening B28
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13th Washington International - 13th Annual Washington International
2026.07.29
GM Brodsky, David (2528)
GM Zhou, Jianchao (2574)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B28
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Hungarian Individual Rapid Championship 2026 - HungarianRapidChampionship
2026.07.26
GM Horvath, Jozsef (2388)
GM Erdos, Viktor (2552)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B28
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59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Rapid (RAP) - Round 6: Gloeckler, Christian - Habibi, Ali
2026.07.12
IM Gloeckler, Christian (2509)
IM Habibi, Ali (2104)
Result 1-0
Opening B28
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Llinars International Chess Open 2026 Grup A - Round 7: Solodovnichenko, Yuri - Marrujo Pardo, Mauricio Emmanuel
2026.07.01
GM Solodovnichenko, Yuri (2505)
FM Marrujo Pardo, Mauricio Emmanuel (2422)
Result 0-1
Opening B28
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Finales Nationales 2026 - Coupe de France - Finale: Idani, Pouya - Vlachos, Anatole
2026.06.28
GM Idani, Pouya (2615)
IM Vlachos, Anatole (2504)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B28
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Championnat de France des Clubs 2026 | Elimination | Groupe A - Round 7: Chigaev, Maksim - Nihal Sarin
2026.06.02
GM Chigaev, Maksim (2629)
GM Nihal Sarin (2718)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B28
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Championnat de France des Clubs 2026 | Elimination | Groupe A - Round 2: Sokolov, Andrei - Vlachos, Anatole
2026.06.05
GM Sokolov, Andrei (2448)
IM Vlachos, Anatole (2504)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening B28
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