What is the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 53.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.7% and 53.5%), based on 48K Lichess games.
48K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 53.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.7% and 53.5%), based on 48K Lichess games.
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Improves with rating: 44% → 53%
Best in Classical (54%), worst in UltraBullet (47%)
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: Krejcik Gambit has a 51.2% (90% CI: 50.8%-51.6%) win rate for white, based on 48K rated games from Lichess.
The Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit performs best at 1600-1799 Elo with a 52.6% win rate for white (5.3K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (51.2%) outperforms Classical (53.7%) by -2.5%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.2 (very decisive), meaning 96.2% of games end decisively. Average game length is 32 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 43.8% (90% CI: 40.0%-47.6%) win rate for white, based on 463 Lichess games. Average game length is 24 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 49.8% (90% CI: 46.0%-53.6%) win rate for white, based on 467 Lichess games. Average game length is 26 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 49.8% (90% CI: 46.9%-52.8%) win rate for white, based on 766 Lichess games. Average game length is 26 moves with a 2.3% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 51.7% (90% CI: 49.6%-53.8%) win rate for white, based on 1.6K Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 1.9% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 52.6% (90% CI: 51.5%-53.7%) win rate for white, based on 5.3K Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 52.1% (90% CI: 51.3%-52.9%) win rate for white, based on 11K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 3.1% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 51.1% (90% CI: 50.4%-51.7%) win rate for white, based on 16K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 3.8% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 50.1% (90% CI: 49.3%-50.8%) win rate for white, based on 11K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 5.2% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 53.0% (90% CI: 50.8%-55.2%) win rate for white, based on 1.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 6.0% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 50.9% (90% CI: 50.2%-51.6%) win rate for white (14K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.5%.
In Blitz games, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 51.2% (90% CI: 50.8%-51.7%) win rate for white (31K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.2%.
In Rapid games, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 52.0% (90% CI: 50.6%-53.3%) win rate for white (3.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.8%.
In Classical games, the Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit has a 53.7% (90% CI: 46.5%-60.8%) win rate for white (128 Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.8%.
The Dutch Defense: Krejcik Gambit is statistically favors white with a 51.2% (90% CI: 50.8%-51.6%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1600-1799 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.