What is the Anderssen's Opening expected score for White?
Snapshot
Overall, the Anderssen's Opening family has a 50.5% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 50.4% and 50.6%), aggregated from 2 variations and 1.6M Lichess games.
Anderssen's Opening
2 variations · 1.6M games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
Key Finding
Anderssen's Opening is balanced for White at 50.5% expected score.
This opening produces roughly even results, with outcomes depending more on middlegame play than opening choice.
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Playable
Rating
Time
White Expected Score0.0%Range (90% confident): 50.4% – 50.6%Aggregated from 2 variations
0%50.5%100%
Range (90% confident): 50.4% – 50.6%
ContextOverall · n=1.6M
Outcome Distribution
48.4%4.3%47.4%
Win
Draw
Loss
1.a3
Anderssen's Opening
Variations2
Games (Context)1.6M
Avg Length35 moves
Draw Rate4.3%
What Should I Play?
Player-controlled continuations for White · Overall
Continuations show the most common variations from this opening. Higher expected scores indicate better statistical outcomes, but familiarity and playstyle matter too.
White Win% by Rating
Improves with rating: 44% → 49%
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1200
1400
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2200
2500+
- 0-999: 44.1% win rate (82,884 games)
- 1000-1199: 48.2% win rate (123,963 games)
- 1200-1399: 48.8% win rate (184,103 games)
- 1400-1599: 47.9% win rate (266,945 games)
- 1600-1799: 48.3% win rate (288,521 games)
- 1800-1999: 48.0% win rate (248,706 games)
- 2000-2199: 49.3% win rate (177,914 games)
- 2200-2499: 50.4% win rate (150,407 games)
- 2500+: 49.3% win rate (54,925 games)
White Win% by Time Control
Best in Bullet (49%), worst in Classical (44%)
UltraBullet
Bullet
Blitz
Rapid
Classical
- UltraBullet: 48.9% win rate (25,360 games)
- Bullet: 49.1% win rate (769,968 games)
- Blitz: 47.9% win rate (625,421 games)
- Rapid: 46.5% win rate (150,299 games)
- Classical: 43.8% win rate (7,320 games)
Rating vs Time Control Matrix
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White% by Rating × Time Control
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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| 0-999 | |||||
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| 1200-1399 | |||||
| 1400-1599 | |||||
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| 1800-1999 | |||||
| 2000-2199 | |||||
| 2200-2499 | |||||
| 2500+ |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
- 0-999 rating, UltraBullet: 51.1% expected score (1,143 games)
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 48.2% expected score (30,494 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 46.9% expected score (36,619 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 43.5% expected score (14,338 games)
- 0-999 rating, Classical: 39.7% expected score (290 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, UltraBullet: 50.5% expected score (2,728 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 50.7% expected score (49,901 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 49.7% expected score (53,017 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 49.0% expected score (17,838 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 43.5% expected score (479 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 51.1% expected score (5,866 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 51.5% expected score (66,468 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 50.4% expected score (85,154 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 49.5% expected score (25,137 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 46.7% expected score (1,478 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 49.8% expected score (8,655 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 49.8% expected score (107,912 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 49.6% expected score (112,336 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 49.1% expected score (35,399 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 45.8% expected score (2,643 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 48.4% expected score (4,239 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 50.0% expected score (120,481 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 50.4% expected score (133,582 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (29,034 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 48.9% expected score (1,185 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 49.2% expected score (1,596 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 50.0% expected score (136,030 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 50.0% expected score (93,156 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 51.0% expected score (17,266 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 51.1% expected score (658 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 49.7% expected score (742 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 50.9% expected score (99,932 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 52.5% expected score (68,426 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 53.2% expected score (8,466 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 55.2% expected score (348 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 51.0% expected score (369 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 52.5% expected score (110,169 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 54.6% expected score (37,422 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 56.6% expected score (2,355 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 58.1% expected score (92 games)
- 2500+ rating, UltraBullet: 56.4% expected score (22 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 54.4% expected score (48,581 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 56.2% expected score (5,709 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 53.0% expected score (466 games)
- 2500+ rating, Classical: 55.7% expected score (147 games)
Matrix view reveals how performance varies across rating brackets and time controls. Green indicates favorable, red indicates challenging contexts.
Variations (2)
Analyze Anderssen's Opening PositionsGet move-by-move win rates with the TrueElo analyzer
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Anderssen's Opening win rate?
The Anderssen's Opening family has a 48.4% (90% CI: 48.3%-48.4%) win rate for white, aggregated from 2 variations and 1.6M rated games from Lichess.
How many Anderssen's Opening variations are there?
This analysis covers 2 Anderssen's Opening variations with sufficient game data. Each variation has its own statistics page with detailed win rates by rating and time control.
At what rating does the Anderssen's Opening perform best?
The Anderssen's Opening family performs best at 2200-2499 Elo with a 50.4% win rate for white (150K games). Performance may vary by specific variation.
Is the Anderssen's Opening better in blitz or rapid?
Bullet (49.1%) outperforms Classical (43.8%) by 5.3% across all Anderssen's Opening variations.
How sharp is the Anderssen's Opening?
Anderssen's Opening games are 95.7% decisive (non-draws), with an average length of 35 moves. Sharpness varies by specific variation.
Is the Anderssen's Opening a good opening family?
The Anderssen's Opening family is statistically balanced overall with a 48.4% (90% CI: 48.3%-48.4%) aggregated win rate. However, win rates vary significantly between the 2 variations—explore individual lines to find the best fit for your style.