25K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 51.5% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 51.0% and 52.0%), based on 25K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 44% → 51%
Best in UltraBullet (56%), worst in Classical (48%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-999 | — | — | |||
| 1000-1199 | — | — | |||
| 1200-1399 | — | ||||
| 1400-1599 | — | ||||
| 1600-1799 | — | ||||
| 1800-1999 | |||||
| 2000-2199 | |||||
| 2200-2499 | |||||
| 2500+ | — | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 49.3% (90% CI: 48.8%-49.8%) win rate for white, based on 25K rated games from Lichess.
The Benoni Defense: King's Indian System performs best at 1400-1599 Elo with a 53.9% win rate for white (1.1K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Rapid (52.1%) outperforms Classical (48.1%) by 4.0%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a sharpness score of 95.6 (very decisive), meaning 95.6% of games end decisively. Average game length is 37 moves.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 49.1% (90% CI: 44.5%-53.8%) win rate for white, based on 309 Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 51.7% (90% CI: 48.4%-55.0%) win rate for white, based on 613 Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 53.9% (90% CI: 51.5%-56.3%) win rate for white, based on 1.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 47.9% (90% CI: 46.2%-49.5%) win rate for white, based on 2.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 3.7% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 48.6% (90% CI: 47.5%-49.7%) win rate for white, based on 5.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 3.8% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 47.6% (90% CI: 46.7%-48.6%) win rate for white, based on 7.9K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 4.6% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 51.1% (90% CI: 50.1%-52.2%) win rate for white, based on 6.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 4.8% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 51.3% (90% CI: 49.1%-53.5%) win rate for white, based on 1.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 6.6% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 50.4% (90% CI: 49.5%-51.3%) win rate for white (8.1K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.2%.
In Blitz games, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 48.4% (90% CI: 47.8%-49.1%) win rate for white (15K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.8%.
In Rapid games, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 52.1% (90% CI: 50.1%-54.0%) win rate for white (1.8K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.7%.
In Classical games, the Benoni Defense: King's Indian System has a 48.1% (90% CI: 40.5%-55.7%) win rate for white (116 Lichess games). Draw rate is 10.6%.
The Benoni Defense: King's Indian System is statistically balanced with a 49.3% (90% CI: 48.8%-49.8%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1400-1599 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.