3.3M games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 51.7% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 51.6% and 51.7%), based on 3.3M Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 46% → 51%
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: Great Snake Variation has a 49.6% (90% CI: 49.5%-49.6%) win rate for white, based on 3.3M rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: Great Snake Variation performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 50.6% win rate for white (76K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (49.7%) outperforms UltraBullet (47.2%) by 2.5%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a sharpness score of 95.9 (very decisive), meaning 95.9% of games end decisively. Average game length is 36 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 45.8% (90% CI: 45.4%-46.2%) win rate for white, based on 41K Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 3.0% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 48.6% (90% CI: 48.4%-48.9%) win rate for white, based on 106K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 2.8% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.1% (90% CI: 48.9%-49.3%) win rate for white, based on 253K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.2% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.3%) win rate for white, based on 481K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.3% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.3% (90% CI: 49.2%-49.3%) win rate for white, based on 711K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 3.8% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.8% (90% CI: 49.7%-49.9%) win rate for white, based on 748K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 4.4% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 50.2% (90% CI: 50.1%-50.3%) win rate for white, based on 519K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 4.7% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 50.1% (90% CI: 50.0%-50.3%) win rate for white, based on 333K Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 5.3% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 50.6% (90% CI: 50.3%-50.9%) win rate for white, based on 76K Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 6.9% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 47.2% (90% CI: 46.6%-47.8%) win rate for white (17K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.3%.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.7% (90% CI: 49.6%-49.8%) win rate for white (1.6M Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.3%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.5% (90% CI: 49.4%-49.6%) win rate for white (1.4M Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.8%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.2% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.4%) win rate for white (276K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.3%.
In Classical games, the English Opening: Great Snake Variation has a 49.7% (90% CI: 48.8%-50.5%) win rate for white (9.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.2%.
The English Opening: Great Snake Variation is statistically balanced with a 49.6% (90% CI: 49.5%-49.6%) 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.