233 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation has a 43.7% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 38.3% and 49.0%), based on 233 Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 43% → 78%
Best in Classical (71%), worst in Bullet (33%)
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 | — | — | — | ||
| 1400-1599 | — | ||||
| 1600-1799 | — | — | |||
| 1800-1999 | — | ||||
| 2000-2199 | — | — | |||
| 2200-2499 | — | — | |||
| 2500+ | — | — | — | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation has a 53.9% (90% CI: 48.6%-59.3%) win rate for white, based on 233 rated games from Lichess.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation performs best at 2000-2199 Elo with a 57.6% win rate for white (81 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation has a sharpness score of 95.1 (very decisive), meaning 95.1% of games end decisively. Average game length is 32 moves.
In Blitz games, the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation has a 51.1% (90% CI: 44.5%-57.7%) win rate for white (154 Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.5%.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Boren-Svenonius Variation is statistically balanced with a 53.9% (90% CI: 48.6%-59.3%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2000-2199 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.