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Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit

240K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026

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White expected score · All ratings · All speeds

53.6%

45%60%
Floor53.4%

the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 53.8%.

Measured over 240K games at this level and clock.

Play Thiswins clearly more often than it loses at this level

A strong choice for White at this level and clock.

Outcomes for White

Draw 3.3 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 240K games

Rank among the families White can choose here
not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
Games in this context
240K
Best context
59.2% at 1800-1999 Classical
Worst context
51.2% at 0-999 Blitz
Average game length
29 moves
Games that end decisively
96.7%
Draws
3.3%

Best and worst are the strongest and weakest squares with at least 500 games behind them. The table further down shows every square, including thinner ones.

Extra Analysis

Deep-dive datasets for this opening

Gambit BreakpointWhite

Peak: +8.2% · Breakpoint: Never

Time-Control Swing

Max swing: 8.6% · UltraBullet best · Blitz worst

Where it holds · White score by rating × clock

Green is clearly ahead for White, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It gets better as the rating rises: 55.9% at 0-999, 62.3% at 2500+.

RatingUBBulleBlitzRapidClass
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

  • 0-999 rating, UltraBullet: 77.3% expected score (4 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Bullet: 52.7% expected score (2,507 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Blitz: 51.2% expected score (3,309 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Rapid: 51.2% expected score (1,580 games)
  • 0-999 rating, Classical: 47.0% expected score (15 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, UltraBullet: 70.5% expected score (18 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 54.0% expected score (4,780 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 53.3% expected score (8,893 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 53.4% expected score (2,972 games)
  • 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 56.2% expected score (47 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 62.9% expected score (88 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 54.6% expected score (8,513 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 53.4% expected score (17,673 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 52.8% expected score (6,562 games)
  • 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 58.8% expected score (153 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 61.3% expected score (136 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 55.2% expected score (9,408 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 54.3% expected score (26,309 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 54.7% expected score (10,770 games)
  • 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 51.8% expected score (513 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 55.2% expected score (124 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 53.3% expected score (11,328 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 52.9% expected score (31,213 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 53.6% expected score (13,073 games)
  • 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 53.9% expected score (827 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 63.4% expected score (47 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 52.3% expected score (9,393 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 54.0% expected score (26,323 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 54.0% expected score (9,393 games)
  • 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 59.2% expected score (728 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 64.9% expected score (12 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 52.3% expected score (5,742 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 53.3% expected score (15,011 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 55.3% expected score (4,558 games)
  • 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 53.0% expected score (252 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 51.7% expected score (3,046 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 53.2% expected score (3,432 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 55.3% expected score (756 games)
  • 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 40.4% expected score (14 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Bullet: 54.4% expected score (430 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Blitz: 54.7% expected score (150 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Rapid: 68.0% expected score (29 games)
  • 2500+ rating, Classical: 72.3% expected score (3 games)

Related Openings

Parent
Bishop's Opening
51.7%
Variations (5)
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
50.0%
Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation
52.7%
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
51.3%
Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack
51.1%
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack
52.2%
Continuations (2)
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, Keidansky Gambit
57.4%
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, Panov Variation
35.9%
Analyze Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit PositionsSee what each move is worth at your rating, move by move

Methodology

Across every rating and clock, the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit scores 53.6% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 53.4% and 53.8% — from 240K Lichess games. Win rate, draw rate and loss rate come from games played December 2023 to November 2025.

How the figures are made
Whose games these are
240K+ rated games played on Lichess (2023-12 to 2025-11). The games are Lichess’s and free for anyone to use. What is ours is the reading of them. Last rebuilt January 2026.
Which games we count
  • Rated games only — nothing casual.
  • Both players within 200 rating points of each other. A mismatch tells you about the gap, not about the opening.
  • At least 2 moves played.
  • A game is filed under White’s rating.
Why every number comes with a range
A number off a few hundred games is a guess. The same number off millions is a fact. The range is what tells them apart, and it is what the lists rank on — so an opening cannot reach the top on a lucky run of forty games. The more games behind a figure, the narrower its range.
How much we need before we say anything
An opening page needs 100 games. A gambit needs 50 games at a rating before we will say whether it pays there. The chaos and trap lists need 500 games overall and 250 games at one rating or clock.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate?

Playing the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, White wins 52.0%, draws 3.3% and loses 44.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.6%. It rests on 240K rated games from Lichess.

At what rating does the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit perform best?

The Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit performs best for White at 1400-1599, with an Expected Score of 54.5% (47K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.

Is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit better in blitz or rapid?

For White, the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit scores about the same in both: an Expected Score of 53.5% in Blitz (132K games) against 53.9% in Rapid (50K games).

How sharp is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit?

The Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.7 (very decisive), meaning 96.7% of games end decisively. Average game length is 29 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 0-999?

At 0-999, White wins 50.6%, draws 2.3% and loses 47.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.7%. It rests on 7.4K Lichess games, which average 23 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 1000-1199?

At 1000-1199, White wins 52.5%, draws 2.1% and loses 45.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.6%. It rests on 17K Lichess games, which average 25 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 1200-1399?

At 1200-1399, White wins 52.4%, draws 2.4% and loses 45.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.6%. It rests on 33K Lichess games, which average 26 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 1400-1599?

At 1400-1599, White wins 53.2%, draws 2.6% and loses 44.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 54.5%. It rests on 47K Lichess games, which average 28 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 1600-1799?

At 1600-1799, White wins 51.5%, draws 3.2% and loses 45.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.2%. It rests on 57K Lichess games, which average 30 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 1800-1999?

At 1800-1999, White wins 51.8%, draws 3.9% and loses 44.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.8%. It rests on 46K Lichess games, which average 32 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 2000-2199?

At 2000-2199, White wins 51.1%, draws 4.5% and loses 44.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.4%. It rests on 26K Lichess games, which average 33 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 2200-2499?

At 2200-2499, White wins 49.8%, draws 5.8% and loses 44.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 52.7%. It rests on 7.2K Lichess games, which average 35 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate at 2500+?

At 2500+, White wins 44.9%, draws 20.8% and loses 34.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.3%. It rests on 612 Lichess games, which average 44 moves.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate in UltraBullet?

In UltraBullet, White wins 60.3%, draws 1.5% and loses 38.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 61.1%. It rests on 429 Lichess games.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate in Bullet?

In Bullet, White wins 52.4%, draws 2.1% and loses 45.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.5%. It rests on 55K Lichess games.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate in Blitz?

In Blitz, White wins 51.7%, draws 3.5% and loses 44.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.5%. It rests on 132K Lichess games.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate in Rapid?

In Rapid, White wins 52.0%, draws 3.7% and loses 44.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.9%. It rests on 50K Lichess games.

What is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit win rate in Classical?

In Classical, White wins 52.5%, draws 5.3% and loses 42.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.2%. It rests on 2.6K Lichess games.

Is the Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit a good opening?

The Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit is good for White. Across all ratings, White wins 52.0% of its games and loses 44.8%. It performs best at 1400-1599. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.