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O'Kelly Variation of the Sicilian Defense

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Submitted by BruiserMac on Fri, 12/14/2007 at 6:07am.

What do you all think of 1e4,c5 2 Nf3, a6 ? Is it playable ?

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by figrock - 12 months ago
United States
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It's a slow start, BUT playable!

by BruiserMac - 17 months ago
Orange Walk Belize
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Interesting idea!
by Bantu_negro - 17 months ago
Veszprém city, Hungary Cape Verde
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All three 3.c4, 3.c3, 3.g3 would be a good move, but after 3.d4? cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5! the idea well proved.
by BruiserMac - 21 months ago
Orange Walk Belize
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I like the variation, but I have mixed results wit it...
by hoember - 22 months ago
Hungary
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Recently I have started playing it tentatively in turn-based games. I haven't yet had an opportunity to try it in an OTB game. This variation is said to be given to real test after 3.c3, but that actually occurred only in one game out of four. 3.d4 happened twice and one opponent tried 3.c4.
by BruiserMac - 22 months ago
Orange Walk Belize
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I use it and find it a change of pace. I must purchase O'Kelly's book about it.  Embarassed
by hicetnunc - 22 months ago
Neuilly-sur-Seine France
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It certainly is playable : hasn't Ivanchuk used it against Polgar and got a draw as black ?

Besides, it has some good surprise value, and may be especially annoying against people playing open sicilians or Bb5 lines...


by jmg - 22 months ago
Madrid Spain
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3. c3 would be a good move.
 
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