2.2K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 52.2% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 50.5% and 54.0%), based on 2.2K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 49% → 60%
Best in Rapid (51%), worst in UltraBullet (14%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Variation has a 50.0% (90% CI: 48.2%-51.8%) win rate for white, based on 2.2K rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 60.3% win rate for white (152 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (50.4%) outperforms Bullet (48.9%) by 1.5%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a sharpness score of 95.6 (very decisive), meaning 95.6% of games end decisively. Average game length is 35 moves.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 48.5% (90% CI: 41.7%-55.2%) win rate for white, based on 146 Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 5.8% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 53.8% (90% CI: 48.5%-59.0%) win rate for white, based on 243 Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 48.3% (90% CI: 43.8%-52.8%) win rate for white, based on 331 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.5% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 50.9% (90% CI: 46.5%-55.4%) win rate for white, based on 341 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.9% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 48.0% (90% CI: 43.8%-52.3%) win rate for white, based on 366 Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 5.6% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 48.8% (90% CI: 45.1%-52.6%) win rate for white, based on 479 Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 6.1% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 60.3% (90% CI: 53.7%-66.7%) win rate for white, based on 152 Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 4.9% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 48.9% (90% CI: 45.8%-51.9%) win rate for white (718 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.1%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 50.4% (90% CI: 48.1%-52.8%) win rate for white (1.2K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.9%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation has a 51.4% (90% CI: 46.4%-56.4%) win rate for white (266 Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.2%.
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation is statistically balanced with a 50.0% (90% CI: 48.2%-51.8%) 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.