What is the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 47.8% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 47.7% and 48.0%), based on 241K Lichess games.
241K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 47.8% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 47.7% and 48.0%), based on 241K Lichess games.
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Improves with rating: 43% → 45%
Best in Bullet (48%), worst in Classical (40%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
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Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 46.2% (90% CI: 46.1%-46.4%) win rate for white, based on 241K rated games from Lichess.
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack performs best at 1800-1999 Elo with a 48.1% win rate for white (40K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (47.8%) outperforms Classical (40.0%) by 7.8%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a sharpness score of 96.9 (very decisive), meaning 96.9% of games end decisively. Average game length is 30 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 42.5% (90% CI: 42.0%-42.9%) win rate for white, based on 27K Lichess games. Average game length is 25 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 44.9% (90% CI: 44.4%-45.3%) win rate for white, based on 28K Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 3.1% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 45.9% (90% CI: 45.5%-46.4%) win rate for white, based on 33K Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 46.0% (90% CI: 45.6%-46.4%) win rate for white, based on 42K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 47.6% (90% CI: 47.2%-48.0%) win rate for white, based on 44K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 48.1% (90% CI: 47.7%-48.5%) win rate for white, based on 40K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.2% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 47.7% (90% CI: 47.1%-48.2%) win rate for white, based on 20K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 3.6% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 44.9% (90% CI: 43.8%-46.1%) win rate for white, based on 5.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.2% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 45.3% (90% CI: 40.7%-50.0%) win rate for white, based on 304 Lichess games. Average game length is 41 moves with a 5.4% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 44.0% (90% CI: 42.7%-45.4%) win rate for white (3.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 0.6%.
In Bullet games, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 47.8% (90% CI: 47.5%-48.1%) win rate for white (99K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.3%.
In Blitz games, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 45.7% (90% CI: 45.5%-46.0%) win rate for white (100K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.7%.
In Rapid games, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 43.8% (90% CI: 43.4%-44.2%) win rate for white (37K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.2%.
In Classical games, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack has a 40.0% (90% CI: 37.7%-42.4%) win rate for white (1.2K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.4%.
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Fritz Attack is slightly favors black with a 46.2% (90% CI: 46.1%-46.4%) 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.