What is the English Opening: Neo-Catalan expected score for White?
At all ratings, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 54.5% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 54.3% and 54.8%), based on 112K Lichess games.
112K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 54.5% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 54.3% and 54.8%), based on 112K Lichess games.
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Declines with rating: 53% → 51%
Best in UltraBullet (61%), worst in Classical (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: Neo-Catalan has a 51.2% (90% CI: 51.0%-51.5%) win rate for white, based on 112K rated games from Lichess.
The English Opening: Neo-Catalan performs best at 1000-1199 Elo with a 55.4% win rate for white (1.3K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
UltraBullet (61.2%) outperforms Classical (49.5%) by 11.7%. Choose your time control wisely.
The English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a sharpness score of 93.5 (decisive), meaning 93.5% of games end decisively. Average game length is 38 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 52.5% (90% CI: 48.6%-56.4%) win rate for white, based on 441 Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 55.4% (90% CI: 53.1%-57.7%) win rate for white, based on 1.3K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 3.5% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 52.4% (90% CI: 50.8%-53.9%) win rate for white, based on 2.8K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 3.2% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 51.9% (90% CI: 50.8%-53.0%) win rate for white, based on 5.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.9% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 51.4% (90% CI: 50.6%-52.2%) win rate for white, based on 10K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 51.2% (90% CI: 50.6%-51.8%) win rate for white, based on 19K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 5.0% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 50.7% (90% CI: 50.3%-51.2%) win rate for white, based on 29K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 6.5% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 51.4% (90% CI: 51.0%-51.9%) win rate for white, based on 34K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 7.8% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 50.5% (90% CI: 49.7%-51.3%) win rate for white, based on 10K Lichess games. Average game length is 44 moves with a 10.3% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 61.2% (90% CI: 55.7%-66.7%) win rate for white (210 Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.7%.
In Bullet games, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 52.1% (90% CI: 51.7%-52.6%) win rate for white (36K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.0%.
In Blitz games, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 50.8% (90% CI: 50.4%-51.1%) win rate for white (64K Lichess games). Draw rate is 7.1%.
In Rapid games, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 50.8% (90% CI: 50.0%-51.5%) win rate for white (11K Lichess games). Draw rate is 8.0%.
In Classical games, the English Opening: Neo-Catalan has a 49.5% (90% CI: 46.4%-52.5%) win rate for white (725 Lichess games). Draw rate is 11.1%.
The English Opening: Neo-Catalan is statistically favors white with a 51.2% (90% CI: 51.0%-51.5%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1000-1199 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.