English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7
6.0K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
Black expected score · All ratings · All speeds
47.5%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 48.6%.
Measured over 6.0K games at this level and clock.
Black comes out behind here — there are better weapons in the list.
Outcomes for Black
Draw 5.2 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 6.0K games
- Rank among the families Black can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 6.0K
- Best context
- 49.5% at 1600-1799 Blitz
- Worst context
- 45.6% at 2000-2199 Blitz
- Average game length
- 39 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 94.8%
- Draws
- 5.2%
Best and worst are the strongest and weakest squares with at least 500 games behind them. The table further down shows every square, including thinner ones.
Where it holds · Black score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for Black, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It falls away as the rating rises: 39.7% at 0-999, 37.2% at 2500+.
| 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
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 26.5% expected score (24 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 50.0% expected score (28 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 42.6% expected score (12 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 43.7% expected score (78 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 46.2% expected score (90 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 45.1% expected score (29 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 45.8% expected score (154 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 52.4% expected score (256 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 44.8% expected score (76 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 16.7% expected score (3 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 48.9% expected score (220 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 48.7% expected score (466 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 47.1% expected score (134 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 76.7% expected score (6 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 50.0% expected score (2 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 45.7% expected score (333 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 49.5% expected score (781 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 46.5% expected score (227 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 46.0% expected score (11 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 45.8% expected score (415 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 48.0% expected score (821 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 48.0% expected score (249 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 56.9% expected score (13 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 53.6% expected score (378 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 45.6% expected score (521 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 42.6% expected score (126 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 46.8% expected score (321 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 37.6% expected score (123 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 30.7% expected score (14 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 51.7% expected score (59 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 scores 47.5% for Black — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 46.5% and 48.6% — from 6.0K Lichess games. Win rate, draw rate and loss rate come from games played December 2023 to November 2025.
How the figures are made
- Whose games these are
- 6.0K+ rated games played on Lichess (2023-12 to 2025-11). The games are Lichess’s and free for anyone to use. What is ours is the reading of them. Last rebuilt January 2026.
- Which games we count
- Rated games only — nothing casual.
- Both players within 200 rating points of each other. A mismatch tells you about the gap, not about the opening.
- At least 2 moves played.
- A game is filed under White’s rating.
- Why every number comes with a range
- A number off a few hundred games is a guess. The same number off millions is a fact. The range is what tells them apart, and it is what the lists rank on — so an opening cannot reach the top on a lucky run of forty games. The more games behind a figure, the narrower its range.
- How much we need before we say anything
- An opening page needs 100 games. A gambit needs 50 games at a rating before we will say whether it pays there. The chaos and trap lists need 500 games overall and 250 games at one rating or clock.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate?
Playing the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7, Black wins 44.9%, draws 5.2% and loses 49.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 47.5%. It rests on 6.0K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 perform best?
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 performs best for Black at 1600-1799, with an Expected Score of 48.1% (1.4K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 better in blitz or rapid?
For Black, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 scores higher in Blitz: an Expected Score of 48.0% in Blitz (3.1K games) against 45.8% in Rapid (868 games).
How sharp is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7?
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 has a sharpness score of 94.8 (decisive), meaning 94.8% of games end decisively. Average game length is 39 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate at 1000-1199?
At 1000-1199, Black wins 44.4%, draws 1.8% and loses 53.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 45.3%. It rests on 198 Lichess games, which average 32 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, Black wins 46.9%, draws 4.4% and loses 48.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.1%. It rests on 488 Lichess games, which average 34 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, Black wins 45.9%, draws 5.2% and loses 48.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.6%. It rests on 829 Lichess games, which average 36 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, Black wins 45.9%, draws 4.3% and loses 49.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.1%. It rests on 1.4K Lichess games, which average 38 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, Black wins 44.6%, draws 5.6% and loses 49.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 47.4%. It rests on 1.5K Lichess games, which average 40 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, Black wins 44.5%, draws 7.1% and loses 48.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.1%. It rests on 1.0K Lichess games, which average 41 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, Black wins 40.8%, draws 5.8% and loses 53.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 43.7%. It rests on 458 Lichess games, which average 41 moves.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, Black wins 45.4%, draws 4.3% and loses 50.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 47.6%. It rests on 2.0K Lichess games.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, Black wins 45.2%, draws 5.5% and loses 49.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.0%. It rests on 3.1K Lichess games.
What is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, Black wins 42.5%, draws 6.6% and loses 50.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 45.8%. It rests on 868 Lichess games.
Is the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 a good opening?
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 is hard work for Black — it favours White. Across all ratings, Black wins 44.9% of its games and loses 49.9%. It performs best at 1600-1799. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.