11K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 49.5% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 48.7% and 50.3%), based on 11K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 27% → 46%
Best in Bullet (47%), worst in Classical (41%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| 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
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 48.0% (90% CI: 47.2%-48.8%) win rate for white, based on 11K rated games from Lichess.
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense performs best at 1800-1999 Elo with a 49.8% win rate for white (1.6K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (48.6%) outperforms Rapid (48.8%) by -0.2%. Choose your time control wisely.
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a sharpness score of 95.0 (very decisive), meaning 95.0% of games end decisively. Average game length is 40 moves.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 43.6% (90% CI: 36.7%-50.6%) win rate for white, based on 135 Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 1.8% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 51.1% (90% CI: 46.9%-55.2%) win rate for white, based on 393 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 49.5% (90% CI: 46.7%-52.3%) win rate for white, based on 846 Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 49.8% (90% CI: 47.8%-51.9%) win rate for white, based on 1.6K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 3.6% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 47.1% (90% CI: 45.2%-49.0%) win rate for white, based on 1.8K Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 5.1% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 47.2% (90% CI: 45.8%-48.6%) win rate for white, based on 3.5K Lichess games. Average game length is 41 moves with a 5.1% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 47.8% (90% CI: 46.1%-49.4%) win rate for white, based on 2.5K Lichess games. Average game length is 43 moves with a 6.7% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 48.6% (90% CI: 47.5%-49.6%) win rate for white (6.1K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.1%.
In Blitz games, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 47.1% (90% CI: 45.8%-48.3%) win rate for white (4.2K Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.0%.
In Rapid games, the King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense has a 48.8% (90% CI: 45.1%-52.4%) win rate for white (506 Lichess games). Draw rate is 7.2%.
The King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense is statistically balanced with a 48.0% (90% CI: 47.2%-48.8%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1800-1999 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.