791K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 48.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 48.0% and 48.2%), based on 791K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 43% → 47%
Best in Bullet (47%), worst in Classical (40%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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| 0-999 | |||||
| 1000-1199 | |||||
| 1200-1399 | |||||
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| 1600-1799 | |||||
| 1800-1999 | |||||
| 2000-2199 | |||||
| 2200-2499 | |||||
| 2500+ |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 46.1% (90% CI: 46.0%-46.2%) win rate for white, based on 791K rated games from Lichess.
The Indian Defense: West Indian Defense performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 47.3% win rate for white (4.8K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (47.0%) outperforms Classical (39.8%) by 7.2%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a sharpness score of 95.9 (very decisive), meaning 95.9% of games end decisively. Average game length is 35 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 43.2% (90% CI: 42.6%-43.8%) win rate for white, based on 18K Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 45.7% (90% CI: 45.4%-46.1%) win rate for white, based on 47K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 46.1% (90% CI: 45.8%-46.3%) win rate for white, based on 96K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 3.2% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 46.3% (90% CI: 46.0%-46.5%) win rate for white, based on 156K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.5% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 46.1% (90% CI: 45.9%-46.3%) win rate for white, based on 190K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.1% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 46.1% (90% CI: 45.9%-46.3%) win rate for white, based on 163K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 4.8% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 46.1% (90% CI: 45.8%-46.4%) win rate for white, based on 81K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 5.0% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 46.6% (90% CI: 46.1%-47.0%) win rate for white, based on 35K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 5.2% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 47.3% (90% CI: 46.2%-48.5%) win rate for white, based on 4.8K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 7.0% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 44.6% (90% CI: 43.1%-46.0%) win rate for white (3.2K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.0%.
In Bullet games, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 47.0% (90% CI: 46.9%-47.2%) win rate for white (319K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.2%.
In Blitz games, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 45.9% (90% CI: 45.8%-46.1%) win rate for white (361K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.6%.
In Rapid games, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 43.9% (90% CI: 43.6%-44.1%) win rate for white (103K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.0%.
In Classical games, the Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has a 39.8% (90% CI: 38.5%-41.0%) win rate for white (4.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.1%.
The Indian Defense: West Indian Defense is slightly favors black with a 46.1% (90% CI: 46.0%-46.2%) 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.