English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto
20K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · All ratings · All speeds
53.1%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 53.7%.
Measured over 20K games at this level and clock.
A strong choice for White at this level and clock.
Outcomes for White
Draw 7.0 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 20K games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 20K
- Best context
- 55.7% at 1800-1999 Bullet
- Worst context
- 50.8% at 1400-1599 Blitz
- Average game length
- 39 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 93.0%
- Draws
- 7.0%
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.
Extra Analysis
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Where it holds · White score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for White, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It gets better as the rating rises: 45.9% at 0-999, 52.5% 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, UltraBullet: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 33.1% expected score (25 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 52.2% expected score (45 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 44.0% expected score (15 games)
- 0-999 rating, Classical: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 52.8% expected score (106 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 49.6% expected score (120 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 43.6% expected score (45 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 72.3% expected score (3 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 49.5% expected score (181 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 47.1% expected score (396 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 51.4% expected score (105 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 57.7% expected score (5 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 50.4% expected score (373 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 50.8% expected score (859 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 51.4% expected score (221 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 55.9% expected score (7 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 55.3% expected score (768 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 52.0% expected score (1,311 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 49.0% expected score (391 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 44.7% expected score (27 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 55.7% expected score (967 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 51.8% expected score (2,165 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 51.1% expected score (511 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 46.1% expected score (62 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 53.4% expected score (1,329 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 55.2% expected score (2,568 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 53.9% expected score (381 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 50.0% expected score (15 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 53.4% expected score (2,283 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 54.8% expected score (2,863 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 54.0% expected score (225 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 16.7% expected score (3 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 53.0% expected score (1,556 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 54.5% expected score (164 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (2 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto scores 53.1% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 52.5% and 53.7% — from 20K 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
- 20K+ 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: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate?
Playing the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto, White wins 49.6%, draws 7.0% and loses 43.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.1%. It rests on 20K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto perform best?
The English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto performs best for White at 2000-2199, with an Expected Score of 54.5% (4.3K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto better in blitz or rapid?
For White, the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto scores higher in Blitz: an Expected Score of 53.2% in Blitz (10K games) against 51.4% in Rapid (1.9K games).
How sharp is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto?
The English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto has a sharpness score of 93.0 (decisive), meaning 93.0% of games end decisively. Average game length is 39 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 1000-1199?
At 1000-1199, White wins 46.6%, draws 7.1% and loses 46.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.2%. It rests on 274 Lichess games, which average 35 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, White wins 46.1%, draws 4.7% and loses 49.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.5%. It rests on 687 Lichess games, which average 34 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, White wins 48.4%, draws 4.8% and loses 46.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.8%. It rests on 1.5K Lichess games, which average 35 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, White wins 49.6%, draws 5.7% and loses 44.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 52.5%. It rests on 2.5K Lichess games, which average 36 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, White wins 49.5%, draws 6.2% and loses 44.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 52.6%. It rests on 3.7K Lichess games, which average 37 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, White wins 50.9%, draws 7.2% and loses 41.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 54.5%. It rests on 4.3K Lichess games, which average 39 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, White wins 49.9%, draws 8.4% and loses 41.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 54.1%. It rests on 5.4K Lichess games, which average 41 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, White wins 48.9%, draws 8.4% and loses 42.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.2%. It rests on 1.7K Lichess games, which average 44 moves.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, White wins 50.6%, draws 5.7% and loses 43.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.5%. It rests on 7.6K Lichess games.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, White wins 49.4%, draws 7.6% and loses 43.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.2%. It rests on 10K Lichess games.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, White wins 46.9%, draws 8.9% and loses 44.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.4%. It rests on 1.9K Lichess games.
What is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto win rate in Classical?
In Classical, White wins 42.2%, draws 9.2% and loses 48.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 46.8%. It rests on 123 Lichess games.
Is the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto a good opening?
The English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto is good for White. Across all ratings, White wins 49.6% of its games and loses 43.4%. It performs best at 2000-2199. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.