734 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 has a 49.4% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 46.3% and 52.4%), based on 734 Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 43% → 59%
Best in Bullet (51%), worst in Rapid (36%)
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 Pawn Line, with Be3 has a 47.4% (90% CI: 44.4%-50.4%) win rate for white, based on 734 rated games from Lichess.
The Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 performs best at 2200-2499 Elo with a 50.1% win rate for white (189 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (51.0%) outperforms Blitz (45.3%) by 5.7%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 has a sharpness score of 96.1 (very decisive), meaning 96.1% of games end decisively. Average game length is 37 moves.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 has a 42.7% (90% CI: 36.7%-48.8%) win rate for white, based on 180 Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 3.0% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 has a 46.6% (90% CI: 41.4%-51.9%) win rate for white, based on 242 Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 3.5% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 has a 50.1% (90% CI: 44.2%-56.1%) win rate for white, based on 189 Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 5.0% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 has a 51.0% (90% CI: 46.5%-55.5%) win rate for white (333 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.1%.
In Blitz games, the Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 has a 45.3% (90% CI: 41.0%-49.6%) win rate for white (362 Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.5%.
The Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3 is slightly favors black with a 47.4% (90% CI: 44.4%-50.4%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2200-2499 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.