What is the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 55.8% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 55.6% and 56.0%), based on 204K Lichess games.
204K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 55.8% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 55.6% and 56.0%), based on 204K Lichess games.
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Improves with rating: 53% → 55%
Best in Bullet (56%), worst in Rapid (52%)
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 Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 53.8% (90% CI: 53.6%-54.0%) win rate for white, based on 204K rated games from Lichess.
The Italian Game: Deutz Gambit performs best at 2200-2499 Elo with a 54.5% win rate for white (21K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (55.5%) outperforms UltraBullet (55.4%) by 0.1%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.0 (very decisive), meaning 96.0% of games end decisively. Average game length is 31 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 52.6% (90% CI: 51.3%-53.9%) win rate for white, based on 4.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 25 moves with a 3.4% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 54.0% (90% CI: 52.9%-55.1%) win rate for white, based on 5.6K Lichess games. Average game length is 25 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 54.4% (90% CI: 53.6%-55.2%) win rate for white, based on 11K Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 54.2% (90% CI: 53.7%-54.8%) win rate for white, based on 21K Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 2.6% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 54.0% (90% CI: 53.6%-54.4%) win rate for white, based on 38K Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 3.2% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 53.2% (90% CI: 52.8%-53.5%) win rate for white, based on 55K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 53.6% (90% CI: 53.2%-54.0%) win rate for white, based on 44K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 4.8% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 54.5% (90% CI: 53.9%-55.1%) win rate for white, based on 21K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 5.6% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 54.9% (90% CI: 53.6%-56.1%) win rate for white, based on 4.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 7.2% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 55.4% (90% CI: 50.5%-60.2%) win rate for white (283 Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.9%.
In Bullet games, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 55.5% (90% CI: 55.2%-55.8%) win rate for white (58K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.2%.
In Blitz games, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 53.5% (90% CI: 53.2%-53.7%) win rate for white (105K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.2%.
In Rapid games, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 51.9% (90% CI: 51.5%-52.3%) win rate for white (38K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.7%.
In Classical games, the Italian Game: Deutz Gambit has a 52.9% (90% CI: 51.1%-54.7%) win rate for white (2.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.5%.
The Italian Game: Deutz Gambit is statistically favors white with a 53.8% (90% CI: 53.6%-54.0%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2200-2499 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.