464 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit has a 50.7% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 46.9% and 54.5%), based on 464 Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 68% → 56%
Best in Classical (65%), worst in Rapid (41%)
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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| 1800-1999 | — | ||||
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| 2200-2499 | — | — | |||
| 2500+ | — | — | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit has a 48.9% (90% CI: 45.1%-52.7%) win rate for white, based on 464 rated games from Lichess.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit performs best at 2000-2199 Elo with a 53.9% win rate for white (120 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (49.9%) outperforms Rapid (40.8%) by 9.1%. Choose your time control wisely.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit has a sharpness score of 96.5 (very decisive), meaning 96.5% of games end decisively. Average game length is 29 moves.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit has a 39.5% (90% CI: 31.9%-47.4%) win rate for white, based on 106 Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 5.1% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit has a 53.9% (90% CI: 46.5%-61.3%) win rate for white, based on 120 Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 2.1% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit has a 50.2% (90% CI: 42.7%-57.7%) win rate for white (117 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.0%.
In Blitz games, the King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit has a 49.9% (90% CI: 44.8%-55.0%) win rate for white (254 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.7%.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit is slightly favors black with a 48.9% (90% CI: 45.1%-52.7%) 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.