What is the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 53.8% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.5% and 55.1%), based on 4.1K Lichess games.
4.1K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 53.8% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.5% and 55.1%), based on 4.1K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 71% → 55%
Best in Rapid (54%), worst in UltraBullet (43%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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| 2500+ | — | — | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 51.0% (90% CI: 49.7%-52.3%) win rate for white, based on 4.1K rated games from Lichess.
The Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation performs best at 2000-2199 Elo with a 52.8% win rate for white (1.3K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (51.9%) outperforms Blitz (50.2%) by 1.7%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a sharpness score of 94.5 (decisive), meaning 94.5% of games end decisively. Average game length is 37 moves.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 43.7% (90% CI: 36.8%-50.6%) win rate for white, based on 137 Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 48.4% (90% CI: 44.3%-52.6%) win rate for white, based on 394 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 5.2% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 48.7% (90% CI: 46.0%-51.4%) win rate for white, based on 920 Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.1% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 52.8% (90% CI: 50.5%-55.0%) win rate for white, based on 1.3K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 5.3% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 51.6% (90% CI: 49.1%-54.1%) win rate for white, based on 1.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 7.1% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 54.5% (90% CI: 48.6%-60.3%) win rate for white, based on 194 Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 9.5% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 51.9% (90% CI: 49.5%-54.3%) win rate for white (1.2K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.6%.
In Blitz games, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 50.2% (90% CI: 48.6%-51.8%) win rate for white (2.6K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.0%.
In Rapid games, the Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation has a 54.0% (90% CI: 49.5%-58.5%) win rate for white (329 Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.3%.
The Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variation is statistically favors white with a 51.0% (90% CI: 49.7%-52.3%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2000-2199 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.