page 1 of 41; games 1-25 of 1,025  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Cochrane vs Somacarana   0-1 29 1858 Calcutta B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 2. Cochrane vs Somacarana   1-0 59 1858 Calcutta B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 3. Breyer vs M Brody   ½-½ 12 1913 Budapest B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 4. Reti vs Tartakower   0-1 41 1919 Vienna m B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 5. Spielmann vs Tartakower 1-0 75 1921 Vienna m B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 6. Euwe vs Tartakower 0-1 36 1922 London B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 7. Keres vs T Gauffin 1-0 21 1935 Helsinki (9.10.35) B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 8. O Kaila vs B Tot 1-0 22 1936 Munich ol (Men) B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 9. M Radoicic vs B Tot   0-1 47 1947 Ljubljana ch-YUG B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 10. Pilnik vs Euwe   ½-½ 27 1948 New York B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 11. J Sefc vs O'Kelly   ½-½ 69 1949 Tr.Teplice B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 12. J Platt vs O'Kelly   ½-½ 26 1949 Trencianske Teplice (Slovakia) B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 13. Simagin vs G Barcza   ½-½ 72 1949 Budapest (Hungary) B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 14. G Stalda vs Szabo 0-1 41 1949 Venice B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 15. E Walther vs Rossolimo   0-1 25 1949 OLdenburg B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 16. Wade vs O'Kelly   0-1 57 1949 OLdenburg B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 17. D Horne vs Rossolimo   ½-½ 64 1949 Hastings 4950 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 18. E Canal vs Euwe   ½-½ 35 1950 Dubrovnik B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 19. Rellstab vs O'Kelly   ½-½ 68 1950 Bled (Slovenia) B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 20. Smyslov vs H Muller 1-0 63 1950 Venice B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 21. Unzicker vs A Beni   1-0 41 1950 Dubrovnik olm B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 22. Schmid vs H Steiner   1-0 37 1950 Dubrovnik olm B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 23. C Poulsen vs O'Kelly 0-1 27 1950 Dubrovnik olm B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 24. J Penrose vs Tartakower 1-0 39 1950 Southsea B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 25. Ivkov vs C B Van den Berg   1-0 45 1950 NED-YUG B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation  page 1 of 41; games 1-25 of 1,025    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing > May-09-05    chessboyhaha: 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 ( 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 e6 = ) 5...cd4 6.Nd4 d6 7.Bc4 Nb6 8.Bb3 Cc6 9.Cc3 d5 10.h3 Bf5 11.Nh4 Be6 12.f4 g6 13.g4 Bg7 with incert future. 3.c3 not is the "refutation" of the O'Kelly. If someone wants to discuss the Hungarian Variation(B53) leave your comment there. If someone wants to discuss the O'Kelly(B28) more profund leave your comment here. May-09-05    chessboyhaha: 3.d4 not is a mistake. it's the move that more complicate the position May-09-05    refutor: 3.d4 is a mistake in this line May-10-05    BiLL RobeRTiE: <chessboyhaha> It's definitely a mistake, and you definitely are horrible at both chess and English. May-11-05    chessboyhaha: BiLL RobeRTiE, try to live in the South America, try to have 11 and try to write in English with 11 years old living in South America May-11-05    chessboyhaha: What line refutor? May-11-05    refutor: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4? is a mistake, see the previous posts May-11-05    BiLL RobeRTiE: <chessboyhaha> Your national origins are superfluous. My point is, your posts are both incorrect with regards to chess and difficult to decipher. May-31-05    rudysanford: I noticed that 4. Bc4 is almost never played- similar to Rossolimo but targeting the other side. Isn't putting pressure on f7 advisable or is it thought to be too soon for that? May-31-05    e4Newman: for Bc4 check out the sozin variation Jul-20-05    chessboyhaha: no it's not, what other move in his place? Oct-13-05    AlexanderMorphy: this can quite easily transform into the najdorf! Mar-31-07    Knight13: <refutor: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d4? is a mistake> I think he means Black might now play ...cxd4 and instead plays ...e6.. Mar-31-07    Knight13: <I think he means Black might now play ...cxd4 and instead plays ...e6..> meant "might not play" not "might now play." Mar-31-07    HannibalSchlecter: IM Andrew Martin calls 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6. 3.c3! the acid test of the O'Kelly Sicilian. White's idea is to play a c3 or Alapin Siclian where the move 3.a6 would be rendered useless. White seems to be scoring well with it. May-21-07    foolishmovesss: The only reason I play the O'Kelly, is to get into the dragon with out having to deal with a Yugoslav. Transposition into the Najdorf is also nice as you never face the english attack. The Maroczy bind is difficult to play against if you dont watch whats happening, but black has a fine game. The O'Kelly is great for book players who don't really know what is happening. Oh and yes 3) d4 is a pretty bad mistake, I have beat a few experts who didn't know not to play it. May-21-07    Eric Schiller: <foolish> I don't understand. ...a6 is not part of Dragon main lines, so you should be in trouble against any Yugoslav Attack. The O'Kelly is a good route to Kan/Paulsen/Schven/Najdorf, but a poor choice if you want a main line Dragon. May-21-07    foolishmovesss: I guess thats what I am saying Eric. I don't want it to be a main line really. I saw it somewhere called the dragondorf, basically a dragon with a6 of course. I believe I have seen it played my Nakumura. I could be wrong. Jan-27-08    omarbaguio: HELLO IS THERE ANY BOOKS ON O'Kelly Variation ASIDE FROM EVERYMAN DANGEROUS WEAPONS !!!! Mar-19-08    Edwin Meyer: That would be; Sicilian defense: O'Kelly Variation by W. John Lutes. Jun-13-09    Edwin M: Opening for White According to Anand 1. e4, Vol. 8. Jul-09-09    parisattack: I like the O'Kelly but 3. c3 spoils some of the fun. I think 2. ...e6 and Kan/Taimanov/Schveningen is more accurate. Jul-09-09    WhiteRook48: I don't get 3 c4 in this line Jul-09-09    Shams: <I don't get 3 c4 in this line> Simply transposing to the Maroczy Bind. 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 is a line where 2...a6 is better, since to block ...b7-b5 white has to play a2-a4. Jul-09-09    parisattack: I never worried about the 3. c4 variation...Black can come out OK, especially with ...e5 in many lines. < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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