Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Wing Gambit
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. b4
The Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Wing Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO B28, reached after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. b4. It is a line of the Sicilian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 83 times by this move order. White won 47%, 2% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 3… cxb4 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.29 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 3… cxb4 4. d4 e6 5. c4 d5 6. Nbd2)
- ECO
- B28
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. b4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 40 | |
| 2000+ | 38 | |
| All | 83 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… cxb4 | 56 (67%) | |
| 3… e6 | 15 (18%) | |
| 3… b6 | 5 (6%) | |
| 3… c4 | 3 (4%) | |
| 3… Qc7 | 1 (1%) | |
| 3… e5 | 1 (1%) | |
| 3… d5 | 1 (1%) | |
| 3… b5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
74 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 47%, draw 7%, Black 46%). The strongest:
- IM Stef Soors (2391) – GM Richard Rapport (2704) 0-1 · Riga Tech Open A 2014 · 2014-08-17
- GM Bartlomiej Heberla (2552) – GM Michal Matuszewski (2518) 1-0 · TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2019 · 2019-09-05
- IM Patrick Zelbel (2466) – GM Valery Kazakouski (2558) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Aug Early · 2023-08-08
- IM Thomas Beerdsen (2520) – IM Christof Sielecki (2421) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Jun Early · 2023-06-06
- GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (2632) – FM Alexander Timerkhanov (2287) 0-1 · Titled Tue 7th Jan Early · 2025-01-07
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- RANDY_MAN (2329) – MOTZARTS01 (2557) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- lukozavr (2409) – humpire (2451) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- jm8740 (2349) – SwarmIOS (2290) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6
More Sicilian Defense lines (all)
- Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5) B20
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- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack B20
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit B20
- Sicilian Defense: Gloria Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Grob Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation B20
- Sicilian Defense: King David's Opening B20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.