411K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 52.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.0% and 52.2%), based on 411K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 48% → 51%
Similar across time controls (~50%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.8% (90% CI: 49.7%-49.9%) win rate for white, based on 411K rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense performs best at 1600-1799 Elo with a 50.2% win rate for white (82K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (50.4%) outperforms Classical (49.3%) by 1.1%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a sharpness score of 95.5 (very decisive), meaning 95.5% of games end decisively. Average game length is 35 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 48.0% (90% CI: 46.9%-49.2%) win rate for white, based on 5.3K Lichess games. Average game length is 26 moves with a 3.1% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 50.2% (90% CI: 49.4%-50.9%) win rate for white, based on 12K Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 2.8% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.7% (90% CI: 49.2%-50.2%) win rate for white, based on 26K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 3.0% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.9% (90% CI: 49.5%-50.3%) win rate for white, based on 51K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 3.4% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 50.2% (90% CI: 49.9%-50.5%) win rate for white, based on 82K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.9% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.6% (90% CI: 49.4%-49.9%) win rate for white, based on 100K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.6% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.4% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.7%) win rate for white, based on 83K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 5.5% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 50.1% (90% CI: 49.7%-50.4%) win rate for white, based on 46K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 6.0% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 50.5% (90% CI: 49.4%-51.6%) win rate for white, based on 5.7K Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 8.1% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.4% (90% CI: 47.6%-51.3%) win rate for white (2.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.8%.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 50.4% (90% CI: 50.2%-50.5%) win rate for white (186K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.4%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.3% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.5%) win rate for white (183K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.4%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.2% (90% CI: 48.8%-49.6%) win rate for white (37K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.9%.
In Classical games, the English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense has a 49.3% (90% CI: 47.3%-51.3%) win rate for white (1.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.9%.
The English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense is statistically balanced with a 49.8% (90% CI: 49.7%-49.9%) 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.