Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred
174K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · All ratings · All speeds
51.6%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 51.8%.
Measured over 174K games at this level and clock.
Roughly even — the middlegame decides more than this opening choice does.
Outcomes for White
Draw 3.2 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 174K games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 174K
- Best context
- 56.8% at 1000-1199 Rapid
- Worst context
- 47.9% at 0-999 Bullet
- Average game length
- 30 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 96.8%
- Draws
- 3.2%
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.
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 holds about the same all the way up, near 57.9%.
| 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: 63.4% expected score (6 games)
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 47.9% expected score (5,435 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 52.5% expected score (6,774 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 56.5% expected score (2,150 games)
- 0-999 rating, Classical: 69.4% expected score (14 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, UltraBullet: 43.9% expected score (23 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 49.4% expected score (10,959 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 54.5% expected score (11,604 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 56.8% expected score (3,470 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 56.7% expected score (51 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 52.4% expected score (61 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 49.0% expected score (13,761 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 53.6% expected score (13,728 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 56.3% expected score (4,355 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 62.9% expected score (115 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 57.1% expected score (48 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 49.4% expected score (12,978 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 52.8% expected score (12,838 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 55.5% expected score (4,342 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 53.8% expected score (169 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 67.1% expected score (19 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 48.4% expected score (11,429 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 52.2% expected score (10,144 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 56.4% expected score (3,069 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 62.2% expected score (89 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 46.0% expected score (11 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 48.7% expected score (9,959 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 51.6% expected score (9,767 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 54.6% expected score (1,855 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 57.5% expected score (59 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 63.4% expected score (6 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 50.5% expected score (9,049 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 52.8% expected score (5,491 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 54.4% expected score (786 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 58.0% expected score (11 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 43.3% expected score (6 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 51.1% expected score (6,120 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 53.8% expected score (1,609 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 51.2% expected score (173 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 51.1% expected score (1,592 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 55.7% expected score (149 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 68.2% expected score (4 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred scores 51.6% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 51.4% and 51.8% — from 174K 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
- 174K+ 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 Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate?
Playing the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred, White wins 50.0%, draws 3.2% and loses 46.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.6%. It rests on 174K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred perform best?
The Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred performs best for White at 1000-1199, with an Expected Score of 52.6% (26K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred better in blitz or rapid?
For White, the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred scores higher in Rapid: an Expected Score of 53.0% in Blitz (72K games) against 56.0% in Rapid (20K games).
How sharp is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred?
The Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred has a sharpness score of 96.8 (very decisive), meaning 96.8% of games end decisively. Average game length is 30 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 0-999?
At 0-999, White wins 49.8%, draws 3.2% and loses 47.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.4%. It rests on 14K Lichess games, which average 26 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 1000-1199?
At 1000-1199, White wins 51.2%, draws 2.8% and loses 46.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 52.6%. It rests on 26K Lichess games, which average 28 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, White wins 50.5%, draws 3.0% and loses 46.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 52.0%. It rests on 32K Lichess games, which average 29 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, White wins 50.2%, draws 3.0% and loses 46.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.7%. It rests on 30K Lichess games, which average 31 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, White wins 49.4%, draws 3.3% and loses 47.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.1%. It rests on 25K Lichess games, which average 32 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, White wins 48.8%, draws 3.5% and loses 47.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.6%. It rests on 22K Lichess games, which average 33 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, White wins 49.7%, draws 3.6% and loses 46.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.5%. It rests on 15K Lichess games, which average 33 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, White wins 49.6%, draws 4.1% and loses 46.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.7%. It rests on 7.9K Lichess games, which average 35 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, White wins 49.0%, draws 5.1% and loses 45.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.6%. It rests on 1.7K Lichess games, which average 37 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate in UltraBullet?
In UltraBullet, White wins 53.7%, draws 1.4% and loses 44.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 54.4%. It rests on 180 Lichess games.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, White wins 48.0%, draws 2.5% and loses 49.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.3%. It rests on 81K Lichess games.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, White wins 51.1%, draws 3.8% and loses 45.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.0%. It rests on 72K Lichess games.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, White wins 53.9%, draws 4.1% and loses 42.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.0%. It rests on 20K Lichess games.
What is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred win rate in Classical?
In Classical, White wins 56.3%, draws 5.0% and loses 38.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.8%. It rests on 509 Lichess games.
Is the Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred a good opening?
The Englund Gambit Complex: Soller Gambit Deferred is about level. Across all ratings, White wins 50.0% of its games and loses 46.8%. It performs best at 1000-1199. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.