416K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 52.0% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 51.9% and 52.1%), based on 416K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 50% → 53%
Similar across time controls (~52%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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| 2200-2499 | |||||
| 2500+ | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 50.1% (90% CI: 50.0%-50.2%) win rate for white, based on 416K rated games from Lichess.
The Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 53.3% win rate for white (28K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Classical (52.3%) outperforms Blitz (49.7%) by 2.6%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a sharpness score of 96.2 (very decisive), meaning 96.2% of games end decisively. Average game length is 34 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 49.9% (90% CI: 48.7%-51.1%) win rate for white, based on 5.0K Lichess games. Average game length is 25 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 51.6% (90% CI: 50.9%-52.2%) win rate for white, based on 15K Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 2.3% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 50.8% (90% CI: 50.4%-51.3%) win rate for white, based on 35K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 2.6% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 50.5% (90% CI: 50.1%-50.8%) win rate for white, based on 55K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 49.6% (90% CI: 49.2%-49.9%) win rate for white, based on 66K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.1% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 48.3% (90% CI: 48.0%-48.6%) win rate for white, based on 69K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 3.7% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 49.4% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.7%) win rate for white, based on 71K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 4.1% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 50.9% (90% CI: 50.6%-51.2%) win rate for white, based on 72K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 4.7% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 53.3% (90% CI: 52.8%-53.8%) win rate for white, based on 28K Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 6.4% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 52.0% (90% CI: 49.9%-54.1%) win rate for white (1.5K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.8%.
In Bullet games, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 50.4% (90% CI: 50.2%-50.6%) win rate for white (153K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.1%.
In Blitz games, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 49.7% (90% CI: 49.5%-49.9%) win rate for white (206K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.2%.
In Rapid games, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 50.6% (90% CI: 50.2%-50.9%) win rate for white (54K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.1%.
In Classical games, the Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense has a 52.3% (90% CI: 50.5%-54.1%) win rate for white (2.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.7%.
The Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense is statistically balanced with a 50.1% (90% CI: 50.0%-50.2%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2500+ Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.