2.5K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 51.2% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 49.6% and 52.9%), based on 2.5K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 36% → 33%
Best in UltraBullet (60%), worst in Classical (47%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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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, with .. d6, h6 has a 46.2% (90% CI: 44.5%-47.8%) win rate for white, based on 2.5K rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 performs best at 2000-2199 Elo with a 51.4% win rate for white (303 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (49.5%) outperforms Rapid (45.9%) by 3.6%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a sharpness score of 94.8 (decisive), meaning 94.8% of games end decisively. Average game length is 37 moves.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 50.7% (90% CI: 45.5%-55.9%) win rate for white, based on 244 Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.9% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 43.4% (90% CI: 39.7%-47.1%) win rate for white, based on 479 Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 4.1% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 44.2% (90% CI: 41.0%-47.5%) win rate for white, based on 644 Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 45.4% (90% CI: 41.8%-49.0%) win rate for white, based on 526 Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 6.5% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 51.4% (90% CI: 46.7%-56.1%) win rate for white, based on 303 Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 6.7% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 44.3% (90% CI: 38.2%-50.6%) win rate for white, based on 171 Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 7.2% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 49.5% (90% CI: 45.5%-53.5%) win rate for white (424 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.9%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 45.3% (90% CI: 43.1%-47.5%) win rate for white (1.4K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.6%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 has a 45.9% (90% CI: 42.7%-49.2%) win rate for white (620 Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.4%.
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 is slightly favors black with a 46.2% (90% CI: 44.5%-47.8%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2000-2199 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.