ECO B28

Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Paulsen Line

Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Paulsen Line is a chess opening classified under ECO B28. Its defining line here is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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