1.9K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 31.6% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 29.8% and 33.4%), based on 1.9K Lichess games.
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Declines with rating: 56% → 20%
Best in Bullet (33%), worst in Classical (22%)
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: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 30.5% (90% CI: 28.8%-32.3%) win rate for white, based on 1.9K rated games from Lichess.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit performs best at 2000-2199 Elo with a 37.9% win rate for white (306 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (30.7%) outperforms Rapid (28.0%) by 2.7%. Choose your time control wisely.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a sharpness score of 98.0 (very decisive), meaning 98.0% of games end decisively. Average game length is 26 moves.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 30.6% (90% CI: 25.2%-36.3%) win rate for white, based on 183 Lichess games. Average game length is 23 moves with a 0.3% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 25.6% (90% CI: 22.5%-28.8%) win rate for white, based on 512 Lichess games. Average game length is 25 moves with a 2.2% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 30.2% (90% CI: 27.5%-33.0%) win rate for white, based on 764 Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 2.3% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 37.9% (90% CI: 33.4%-42.5%) win rate for white, based on 306 Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 32.9% (90% CI: 28.3%-37.5%) win rate for white (277 Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.6%.
In Blitz games, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 30.7% (90% CI: 28.6%-32.9%) win rate for white (1.3K Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.9%.
In Rapid games, the King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit has a 28.0% (90% CI: 23.9%-32.3%) win rate for white (311 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.0%.
The King's Gambit Accepted: Silberschmidt Gambit is slightly favors black with a 30.5% (90% CI: 28.8%-32.3%) 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.