5.8M games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 52.3% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.2% and 52.3%), based on 5.8M Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 48% → 52%
Similar across time controls (~50%)
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 English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.2% (90% CI: 50.1%-50.2%) win rate for white, based on 5.8M rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 52.0% win rate for white (133K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (50.4%) outperforms Classical (50.0%) by 0.4%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a sharpness score of 95.8 (very decisive), meaning 95.8% of games end decisively. Average game length is 36 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 48.3% (90% CI: 48.1%-48.6%) win rate for white, based on 95K Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 3.3% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 51.1% (90% CI: 50.9%-51.2%) win rate for white, based on 216K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.7% (90% CI: 50.6%-50.9%) win rate for white, based on 459K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.5% (90% CI: 50.4%-50.6%) win rate for white, based on 809K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.2% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.1% (90% CI: 50.0%-50.2%) win rate for white, based on 1.2M Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 3.7% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 49.6% (90% CI: 49.6%-49.7%) win rate for white, based on 1.3M Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 49.8% (90% CI: 49.7%-49.9%) win rate for white, based on 1.0M Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 4.9% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.5% (90% CI: 50.4%-50.6%) win rate for white, based on 639K Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 5.7% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 52.0% (90% CI: 51.8%-52.3%) win rate for white, based on 133K Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 7.5% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.1% (90% CI: 49.7%-50.5%) win rate for white (38K Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.7%.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.4% (90% CI: 50.4%-50.5%) win rate for white (2.7M Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.2%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 49.9% (90% CI: 49.8%-49.9%) win rate for white (2.5M Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.9%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.1% (90% CI: 50.0%-50.2%) win rate for white (518K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.5%.
In Classical games, the English Opening: Agincourt Defense has a 50.0% (90% CI: 49.4%-50.5%) win rate for white (22K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.5%.
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense is statistically favors white with a 50.2% (90% CI: 50.1%-50.2%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2500+ Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.