378 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 has a 58.6% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 54.4% and 62.7%), based on 378 Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 69% → 32%
Best in Rapid (62%), worst in Classical (46%)
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, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 has a 36.0% (90% CI: 32.0%-40.1%) win rate for white, based on 378 rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 performs best at 2200-2499 Elo with a 38.8% win rate for white (157 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (38.1%) outperforms Bullet (34.5%) by 3.6%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 has a sharpness score of 89.1 (moderately decisive), meaning 89.1% of games end decisively. Average game length is 43 moves.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 has a 29.3% (90% CI: 22.3%-36.7%) win rate for white, based on 106 Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 6.0% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 has a 38.8% (90% CI: 32.5%-45.2%) win rate for white, based on 157 Lichess games. Average game length is 43 moves with a 6.6% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 has a 34.5% (90% CI: 27.4%-41.9%) win rate for white (113 Lichess games). Draw rate is 16.2%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 has a 38.1% (90% CI: 32.9%-43.4%) win rate for white (228 Lichess games). Draw rate is 8.5%.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 is slightly favors black with a 36.0% (90% CI: 32.0%-40.1%) 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.