King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack
24K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
Black expected score · All ratings · All speeds
58.8%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 59.4%.
Measured over 24K games at this level and clock.
A strong choice for Black at this level and clock.
Outcomes for Black
Draw 2.3 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 24K games
- Rank among the families Black can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 24K
- Best context
- 66.0% at 1600-1799 Rapid
- Worst context
- 52.9% at 2000-2199 Blitz
- Average game length
- 30 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 97.7%
- Draws
- 2.3%
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.
Where it holds · Black score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for Black, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It holds about the same all the way up, near 40.0%.
| 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: 50.0% expected score (6 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 61.3% expected score (43 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 63.4% expected score (21 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 86.4% expected score (4 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 61.5% expected score (173 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 66.1% expected score (189 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 70.5% expected score (18 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 59.7% expected score (576 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 59.6% expected score (1,215 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 59.1% expected score (131 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 67.4% expected score (10 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 59.0% expected score (1,169 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 60.2% expected score (4,656 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 66.0% expected score (622 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 72.3% expected score (12 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 60.9% expected score (1,276 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 59.5% expected score (7,149 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 61.7% expected score (1,614 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 51.6% expected score (29 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 57.7% expected score (787 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 52.9% expected score (2,917 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 55.2% expected score (895 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 81.6% expected score (8 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 57.3% expected score (239 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 48.0% expected score (342 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 45.5% expected score (98 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 46.6% expected score (13 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 31.9% expected score (4 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack scores 58.8% for Black — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 58.3% and 59.4% — from 24K 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
- 24K+ 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: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate?
Playing the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack, Black wins 57.7%, draws 2.3% and loses 40.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.8%. It rests on 24K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack perform best?
The King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack performs best for Black at 1200-1399, with an Expected Score of 64.3% (380 games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack better in blitz or rapid?
For Black, the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack scores higher in Rapid: an Expected Score of 58.4% in Blitz (16K games) against 60.3% in Rapid (3.4K games).
How sharp is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack?
The King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack has a sharpness score of 97.7 (very decisive), meaning 97.7% of games end decisively. Average game length is 30 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, Black wins 63.6%, draws 1.4% and loses 35.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 64.3%. It rests on 380 Lichess games, which average 24 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, Black wins 59.0%, draws 1.4% and loses 39.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.7%. It rests on 1.9K Lichess games, which average 26 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, Black wins 59.6%, draws 2.0% and loses 38.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.6%. It rests on 6.5K Lichess games, which average 28 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, Black wins 58.7%, draws 2.4% and loses 38.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.0%. It rests on 10K Lichess games, which average 31 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, Black wins 52.9%, draws 2.6% and loses 44.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 54.2%. It rests on 4.6K Lichess games, which average 32 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, Black wins 49.5%, draws 2.6% and loses 47.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.8%. It rests on 680 Lichess games, which average 33 moves.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, Black wins 58.7%, draws 1.3% and loses 39.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.4%. It rests on 4.3K Lichess games.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, Black wins 57.2%, draws 2.3% and loses 40.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.4%. It rests on 16K Lichess games.
What is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, Black wins 58.7%, draws 3.1% and loses 38.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.3%. It rests on 3.4K Lichess games.
Is the King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack a good opening?
The King's Gambit Accepted: Salvio Gambit, Anderssen Counterattack is good for Black. Across all ratings, Black wins 57.7% of its games and loses 40.1%. It performs best at 1200-1399. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.