What is the Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit has a 51.4% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 47.3% and 55.6%), based on 389 Lichess games.
389 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit has a 51.4% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 47.3% and 55.6%), based on 389 Lichess games.
Stable across ratings (~54%)
Best in Bullet (60%), worst in Classical (43%)
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 Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit has a 50.6% (90% CI: 46.4%-54.7%) win rate for white, based on 389 rated games from Lichess.
The Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit performs best at 1800-1999 Elo with a 52.8% win rate for white (98 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (60.0%) outperforms Blitz (47.3%) by 12.7%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit has a sharpness score of 98.3 (very decisive), meaning 98.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 31 moves.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit has a 49.8% (90% CI: 42.7%-57.0%) win rate for white, based on 130 Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 1.1% draw rate.
In Blitz games, the Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit has a 47.3% (90% CI: 41.2%-53.5%) win rate for white (177 Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.0%.
In Rapid games, the Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit has a 50.5% (90% CI: 43.9%-57.1%) win rate for white (154 Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.6%.
The Bishop's Opening: Thorold Gambit is slightly favors black with a 50.6% (90% CI: 46.4%-54.7%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1800-1999 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.