7.7K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 53.7% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.8% and 54.6%), based on 7.7K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 47% → 51%
Best in Classical (56%), worst in UltraBullet (42%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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| 0-999 | — | — | |||
| 1000-1199 | — | — | |||
| 1200-1399 | — | ||||
| 1400-1599 | — | ||||
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| 2200-2499 | |||||
| 2500+ | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 51.1% (90% CI: 50.1%-52.0%) win rate for white, based on 7.7K rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation performs best at 2200-2499 Elo with a 51.4% win rate for white (2.2K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (52.1%) outperforms Rapid (49.1%) by 3.0%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a sharpness score of 94.8 (decisive), meaning 94.8% of games end decisively. Average game length is 38 moves.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 54.0% (90% CI: 47.4%-60.5%) win rate for white, based on 155 Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 50.2% (90% CI: 45.6%-54.9%) win rate for white, based on 312 Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 51.0% (90% CI: 47.7%-54.3%) win rate for white, based on 609 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 50.1% (90% CI: 47.8%-52.4%) win rate for white, based on 1.3K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 4.6% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 51.2% (90% CI: 49.4%-53.0%) win rate for white, based on 2.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 5.3% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 51.4% (90% CI: 49.7%-53.2%) win rate for white, based on 2.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 6.0% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 50.8% (90% CI: 48.1%-53.5%) win rate for white, based on 899 Lichess games. Average game length is 43 moves with a 6.2% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 52.1% (90% CI: 50.7%-53.4%) win rate for white (3.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.2%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 50.3% (90% CI: 48.9%-51.7%) win rate for white (3.4K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.8%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation has a 49.1% (90% CI: 45.6%-52.5%) win rate for white (570 Lichess games). Draw rate is 7.6%.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation is statistically favors white with a 51.1% (90% CI: 50.1%-52.0%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2200-2499 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.