What is the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 56.0% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 55.8% and 56.1%), based on 397K Lichess games.
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At all ratings, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 56.0% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 55.8% and 56.1%), based on 397K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 53% → 51%
Similar across time controls (~56%)
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 Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 54.0% (90% CI: 53.8%-54.1%) win rate for white, based on 397K rated games from Lichess.
The Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack performs best at 1200-1399 Elo with a 56.4% win rate for white (16K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Rapid (55.3%) outperforms UltraBullet (55.5%) by -0.2%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a sharpness score of 96.0 (very decisive), meaning 96.0% of games end decisively. Average game length is 33 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 53.3% (90% CI: 52.0%-54.5%) win rate for white, based on 4.5K Lichess games. Average game length is 24 moves with a 3.6% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 56.1% (90% CI: 55.1%-57.0%) win rate for white, based on 7.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 25 moves with a 2.6% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 56.4% (90% CI: 55.7%-57.0%) win rate for white, based on 16K Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 55.7% (90% CI: 55.3%-56.2%) win rate for white, based on 36K Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 54.3% (90% CI: 54.0%-54.6%) win rate for white, based on 72K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 3.0% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 53.4% (90% CI: 53.2%-53.7%) win rate for white, based on 108K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.7% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 53.5% (90% CI: 53.2%-53.8%) win rate for white, based on 94K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.6% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 53.6% (90% CI: 53.3%-54.0%) win rate for white, based on 52K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 5.2% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 50.6% (90% CI: 49.6%-51.6%) win rate for white, based on 7.3K Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 13.0% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 55.5% (90% CI: 52.8%-58.2%) win rate for white (914 Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.4%.
In Bullet games, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 53.4% (90% CI: 53.2%-53.6%) win rate for white (138K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.0%.
In Blitz games, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 54.0% (90% CI: 53.9%-54.2%) win rate for white (216K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.5%.
In Rapid games, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 55.3% (90% CI: 54.9%-55.7%) win rate for white (41K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.7%.
In Classical games, the Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack has a 56.3% (90% CI: 54.4%-58.1%) win rate for white (2.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.1%.
The Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack is statistically favors white with a 54.0% (90% CI: 53.8%-54.1%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1200-1399 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.