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Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System

ECO B28 · 1,317 games · Black to move

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3

50% White6% Draw44% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
d5	472	35.8%
e6	289	21.9%
d6	139	10.6%		Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Steiner Line B28
Nc6	139	10.6%
Nf6	91	6.9%		Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Barcza Line B28
b5	82	6.2%		Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Ljubojevic Line B28
g6	38	2.9%

A further 67 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 Sicilian Defense 1... c5 Sicilian Defense 2. Nf3 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation 2... a6Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System 3. c3

Other lines in this family

O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Steiner LineB28… 3... d6372 O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Barcza LineB28… 3... Nf691 O'Kelly Variation, Venice System, Ljubojevic LineB28… 3... b582 O'Kelly VariationB28…7,476 O'Kelly Variation, Normal SystemB28… 3. d43,579 O'Kelly Variation, Yerevan SystemB28… 3. Nc3987 O'Kelly Variation, Normal System, Taimanov LineB28… 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5595 O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy BindB28… 3. c4521 O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Paulsen LineB28… 3. c4 e6378 O'Kelly Variation, Réti SystemB28… 3. g3184

All 239 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.