What is the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 52.3% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.2% and 52.4%), based on 675K Lichess games.
675K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 52.3% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.2% and 52.4%), based on 675K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 46% → 51%
Best in Bullet (50%), worst in Classical (44%)
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 Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.4% (90% CI: 49.3%-49.5%) win rate for white, based on 675K rated games from Lichess.
The Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 50.9% win rate for white (42K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (50.0%) outperforms Classical (44.1%) by 5.9%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a sharpness score of 94.3 (decisive), meaning 94.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 38 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 45.9% (90% CI: 44.8%-47.0%) win rate for white, based on 5.5K Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 4.2% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.1% (90% CI: 48.4%-49.8%) win rate for white, based on 14K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 3.9% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.7% (90% CI: 49.2%-50.2%) win rate for white, based on 27K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.5% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.4% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.8%) win rate for white, based on 51K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 4.1% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.5% (90% CI: 49.3%-49.8%) win rate for white, based on 85K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 4.5% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.0% (90% CI: 48.8%-49.2%) win rate for white, based on 134K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 5.3% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.3% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.5%) win rate for white, based on 167K Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 6.1% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.6% (90% CI: 49.4%-49.8%) win rate for white, based on 149K Lichess games. Average game length is 41 moves with a 6.9% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 50.9% (90% CI: 50.5%-51.3%) win rate for white, based on 42K Lichess games. Average game length is 45 moves with a 8.1% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 48.8% (90% CI: 47.0%-50.5%) win rate for white (2.3K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.5%.
In Bullet games, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 50.0% (90% CI: 49.9%-50.2%) win rate for white (288K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.6%.
In Blitz games, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 49.2% (90% CI: 49.0%-49.3%) win rate for white (322K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.5%.
In Rapid games, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 48.4% (90% CI: 48.0%-48.7%) win rate for white (60K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.9%.
In Classical games, the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has a 44.1% (90% CI: 42.5%-45.7%) win rate for white (2.6K Lichess games). Draw rate is 10.0%.
The Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation is statistically favors white with a 49.4% (90% CI: 49.3%-49.5%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2500+ Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.