6.5K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 52.3% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 51.3% and 53.4%), based on 6.5K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 45% → 47%
Best in Classical (68%), worst in Blitz (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: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 45.3% (90% CI: 44.2%-46.3%) win rate for white, based on 6.5K rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 48.3% win rate for white (474 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (46.8%) outperforms Rapid (42.6%) by 4.2%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a sharpness score of 95.1 (very decisive), meaning 95.1% of games end decisively. Average game length is 37 moves.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 47.4% (90% CI: 40.1%-54.7%) win rate for white, based on 124 Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 2.8% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 47.4% (90% CI: 42.3%-52.5%) win rate for white, based on 257 Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 4.4% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 47.1% (90% CI: 43.5%-50.7%) win rate for white, based on 518 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.6% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 45.5% (90% CI: 43.0%-48.0%) win rate for white, based on 1.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 6.1% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 43.8% (90% CI: 41.9%-45.7%) win rate for white, based on 1.8K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 4.7% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 44.8% (90% CI: 43.1%-46.6%) win rate for white, based on 2.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 5.3% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 48.3% (90% CI: 44.5%-52.0%) win rate for white, based on 474 Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 46.8% (90% CI: 45.2%-48.3%) win rate for white (2.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.4%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 44.4% (90% CI: 43.0%-45.8%) win rate for white (3.4K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.0%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation has a 42.6% (90% CI: 38.4%-46.8%) win rate for white (373 Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.7%.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation is slightly favors black with a 45.3% (90% CI: 44.2%-46.3%) 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.