126K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 46.1% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 45.9% and 46.4%), based on 126K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 44% → 40%
Best in Bullet (44%), worst in Rapid (41%)
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 | |||||
| 1600-1799 | |||||
| 1800-1999 | |||||
| 2000-2199 | |||||
| 2200-2499 | |||||
| 2500+ |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 50.9% (90% CI: 50.6%-51.1%) win rate for white, based on 126K rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation performs best at 1000-1199 Elo with a 56.5% win rate for white (1.2K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (51.2%) outperforms Classical (46.9%) by 4.3%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a sharpness score of 93.9 (decisive), meaning 93.9% of games end decisively. Average game length is 38 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 52.2% (90% CI: 48.2%-56.1%) win rate for white, based on 425 Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 3.4% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 56.5% (90% CI: 54.1%-58.9%) win rate for white, based on 1.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 3.1% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 53.3% (90% CI: 51.9%-54.7%) win rate for white, based on 3.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 3.4% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 51.5% (90% CI: 50.6%-52.4%) win rate for white, based on 8.0K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.7% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 51.7% (90% CI: 51.0%-52.4%) win rate for white, based on 15K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.1% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 50.3% (90% CI: 49.8%-50.9%) win rate for white, based on 23K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 5.4% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 50.3% (90% CI: 49.8%-50.7%) win rate for white, based on 31K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 6.2% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 50.6% (90% CI: 50.1%-51.0%) win rate for white, based on 34K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 7.4% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 51.8% (90% CI: 51.0%-52.5%) win rate for white, based on 11K Lichess games. Average game length is 43 moves with a 8.8% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 51.2% (90% CI: 50.9%-51.6%) win rate for white (45K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.6%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 50.6% (90% CI: 50.3%-50.9%) win rate for white (70K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.8%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 51.3% (90% CI: 50.5%-52.1%) win rate for white (11K Lichess games). Draw rate is 7.6%.
In Classical games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation has a 46.9% (90% CI: 43.5%-50.3%) win rate for white (580 Lichess games). Draw rate is 11.3%.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation is statistically favors white with a 50.9% (90% CI: 50.6%-51.1%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1000-1199 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.