Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit
166K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
Black expected score · All ratings · All speeds
49.0%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 49.2%.
Measured over 166K games at this level and clock.
Roughly even — the middlegame decides more than this opening choice does.
Outcomes for Black
Draw 3.6 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 166K games
- Rank among the families Black can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 166K
- Best context
- 53.2% at 1000-1199 Bullet
- Worst context
- 39.1% at 1000-1199 Rapid
- Average game length
- 33 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 96.4%
- Draws
- 3.6%
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 · 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 holds about the same all the way up, near 54.1%.
| 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: 78.6% expected score (2 games)
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 50.7% expected score (1,324 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 43.5% expected score (952 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 36.4% expected score (401 games)
- 0-999 rating, Classical: 61.2% expected score (3 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, UltraBullet: 68.2% expected score (4 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 53.2% expected score (4,869 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 46.2% expected score (2,617 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 39.1% expected score (510 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 44.7% expected score (8 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 56.1% expected score (23 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 52.1% expected score (10,523 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 49.3% expected score (6,941 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 44.2% expected score (874 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 39.3% expected score (36 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 48.0% expected score (23 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 51.4% expected score (12,837 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 49.2% expected score (11,340 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 46.1% expected score (1,705 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 37.3% expected score (34 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 45.3% expected score (9 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 50.4% expected score (17,285 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 48.6% expected score (18,975 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 45.0% expected score (2,245 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 44.9% expected score (57 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 60.6% expected score (8 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 49.7% expected score (15,974 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 48.9% expected score (16,384 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 45.1% expected score (1,998 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 31.7% expected score (34 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 36.7% expected score (6 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 48.2% expected score (10,681 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 48.0% expected score (11,129 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 42.9% expected score (800 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 50.0% expected score (13 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 50.0% expected score (14 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 47.4% expected score (10,041 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 43.7% expected score (2,275 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 40.6% expected score (73 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 2500+ rating, UltraBullet: 73.1% expected score (5 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 42.6% expected score (3,114 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 46.5% expected score (141 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit scores 49.0% for Black — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 48.8% and 49.2% — from 166K 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
- 166K+ 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: Zilbermints Gambit win rate?
Playing the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit, Black wins 47.2%, draws 3.6% and loses 49.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.0%. It rests on 166K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit perform best?
The Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit performs best for Black at 1200-1399, with an Expected Score of 50.6% (18K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit better in blitz or rapid?
For Black, the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit scores higher in Blitz: an Expected Score of 48.5% in Blitz (71K games) against 44.1% in Rapid (8.6K games).
How sharp is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit?
The Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.4 (very decisive), meaning 96.4% of games end decisively. Average game length is 33 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 0-999?
At 0-999, Black wins 44.6%, draws 2.8% and loses 52.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 46.0%. It rests on 2.7K Lichess games, which average 25 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 1000-1199?
At 1000-1199, Black wins 49.1%, draws 1.8% and loses 49.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.0%. It rests on 8.0K Lichess games, which average 27 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, Black wins 49.5%, draws 2.2% and loses 48.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.6%. It rests on 18K Lichess games, which average 29 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, Black wins 48.6%, draws 2.7% and loses 48.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.0%. It rests on 26K Lichess games, which average 31 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, Black wins 47.4%, draws 3.5% and loses 49.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.2%. It rests on 39K Lichess games, which average 33 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, Black wins 47.0%, draws 4.1% and loses 48.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.1%. It rests on 34K Lichess games, which average 34 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, Black wins 45.7%, draws 4.4% and loses 49.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 47.9%. It rests on 23K Lichess games, which average 36 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, Black wins 44.2%, draws 5.0% and loses 50.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 46.7%. It rests on 12K Lichess games, which average 37 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, Black wins 40.0%, draws 5.6% and loses 54.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 42.8%. It rests on 3.3K Lichess games, which average 39 moves.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, Black wins 48.5%, draws 2.6% and loses 48.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.9%. It rests on 87K Lichess games.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, Black wins 46.2%, draws 4.5% and loses 49.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.5%. It rests on 71K Lichess games.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, Black wins 41.6%, draws 5.0% and loses 53.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 44.1%. It rests on 8.6K Lichess games.
What is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit win rate in Classical?
In Classical, Black wins 36.7%, draws 7.1% and loses 56.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 40.3%. It rests on 188 Lichess games.
Is the Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit a good opening?
The Englund Gambit: Zilbermints Gambit is about level. Across all ratings, Black wins 47.2% of its games and loses 49.3%. It performs best at 1200-1399. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.