King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit
39K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · All ratings · All speeds
53.2%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 53.6%.
Measured over 39K games at this level and clock.
A strong choice for White at this level and clock.
Outcomes for White
Draw 3.2 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 39K games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 39K
- Best context
- 56.7% at 2000-2199 Blitz
- Worst context
- 47.2% at 0-999 Blitz
- Average game length
- 30 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 96.8%
- Draws
- 3.2%
Best and worst are the strongest and weakest squares with at least 500 games behind them. The table further down shows every square, including thinner ones.
Extra Analysis
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Where it holds · White score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for White, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It gets better as the rating rises: 44.2% at 0-999, 57.1% at 2500+.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 54.1% expected score (269 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 47.2% expected score (555 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 45.6% expected score (191 games)
- 0-999 rating, Classical: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 47.3% expected score (549 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 51.9% expected score (1,052 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 48.5% expected score (350 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 76.7% expected score (6 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 53.6% expected score (1,075 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 52.7% expected score (1,534 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 52.4% expected score (478 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 56.1% expected score (15 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 61.2% expected score (3 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 50.0% expected score (1,349 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 50.4% expected score (2,440 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 51.9% expected score (736 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 47.9% expected score (46 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 50.9% expected score (1,647 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 53.0% expected score (4,231 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 53.0% expected score (1,087 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 47.4% expected score (76 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 52.0% expected score (1,857 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 53.9% expected score (6,063 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 54.5% expected score (2,176 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 58.7% expected score (56 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 53.1% expected score (1,745 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 56.7% expected score (4,261 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 54.9% expected score (1,319 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 60.8% expected score (31 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 53.3% expected score (1,091 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 56.6% expected score (1,937 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 58.8% expected score (187 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 50.0% expected score (4 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 50.3% expected score (224 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 60.0% expected score (149 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 68.2% expected score (4 games)
- 2500+ rating, Classical: 50.0% expected score (1 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit scores 53.2% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 52.8% and 53.6% — from 39K Lichess games. Win rate, draw rate and loss rate come from games played December 2023 to November 2025.
How the figures are made
- Whose games these are
- 39K+ rated games played on Lichess (2023-12 to 2025-11). The games are Lichess’s and free for anyone to use. What is ours is the reading of them. Last rebuilt January 2026.
- Which games we count
- Rated games only — nothing casual.
- Both players within 200 rating points of each other. A mismatch tells you about the gap, not about the opening.
- At least 2 moves played.
- A game is filed under White’s rating.
- Why every number comes with a range
- A number off a few hundred games is a guess. The same number off millions is a fact. The range is what tells them apart, and it is what the lists rank on — so an opening cannot reach the top on a lucky run of forty games. The more games behind a figure, the narrower its range.
- How much we need before we say anything
- An opening page needs 100 games. A gambit needs 50 games at a rating before we will say whether it pays there. The chaos and trap lists need 500 games overall and 250 games at one rating or clock.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate?
Playing the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit, White wins 51.6%, draws 3.2% and loses 45.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.2%. It rests on 39K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit perform best?
The King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit performs best for White at 2000-2199, with an Expected Score of 55.5% (7.4K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit better in blitz or rapid?
For White, the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit scores about the same in both: an Expected Score of 53.8% in Blitz (22K games) against 53.5% in Rapid (6.5K games).
How sharp is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit?
The King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.8 (very decisive), meaning 96.8% of games end decisively. Average game length is 30 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 0-999?
At 0-999, White wins 47.3%, draws 2.7% and loses 50.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.7%. It rests on 1.0K Lichess games, which average 25 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 1000-1199?
At 1000-1199, White wins 48.7%, draws 2.7% and loses 48.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.1%. It rests on 2.0K Lichess games, which average 26 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, White wins 51.8%, draws 2.3% and loses 45.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.0%. It rests on 3.1K Lichess games, which average 27 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, White wins 49.1%, draws 2.8% and loses 48.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.5%. It rests on 4.6K Lichess games, which average 28 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, White wins 51.1%, draws 2.6% and loses 46.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 52.4%. It rests on 7.0K Lichess games, which average 29 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, White wins 52.0%, draws 3.3% and loses 44.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.7%. It rests on 10K Lichess games, which average 30 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, White wins 53.7%, draws 3.7% and loses 42.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.5%. It rests on 7.4K Lichess games, which average 32 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, White wins 53.6%, draws 3.9% and loses 42.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.6%. It rests on 3.2K Lichess games, which average 33 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, White wins 47.3%, draws 14.1% and loses 38.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 54.4%. It rests on 378 Lichess games, which average 36 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, White wins 50.6%, draws 2.4% and loses 47.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.8%. It rests on 9.8K Lichess games.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, White wins 52.1%, draws 3.4% and loses 44.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.8%. It rests on 22K Lichess games.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, White wins 51.6%, draws 3.7% and loses 44.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.5%. It rests on 6.5K Lichess games.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit win rate in Classical?
In Classical, White wins 50.7%, draws 5.3% and loses 44.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.4%. It rests on 236 Lichess games.
Is the King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit a good opening?
The King's Gambit Accepted: Quaade Gambit is good for White. Across all ratings, White wins 51.6% of its games and loses 45.2%. It performs best at 2000-2199. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.