4.9K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 59.7% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 58.5% and 60.9%), based on 4.9K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 88% → 60%
Best in Bullet (58%), worst in Classical (43%)
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 Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 56.5% (90% CI: 55.3%-57.7%) win rate for white, based on 4.9K rated games from Lichess.
The King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 60.0% win rate for white (868 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Bullet (57.9%) outperforms Rapid (57.4%) by 0.5%. Choose your time control wisely.
The King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a sharpness score of 93.6 (decisive), meaning 93.6% of games end decisively. Average game length is 43 moves.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 54.3% (90% CI: 49.3%-59.2%) win rate for white, based on 272 Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 4.9% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 55.3% (90% CI: 53.0%-57.7%) win rate for white, based on 1.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 6.5% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 56.1% (90% CI: 54.4%-57.7%) win rate for white, based on 2.5K Lichess games. Average game length is 44 moves with a 6.5% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 60.0% (90% CI: 57.2%-62.7%) win rate for white, based on 868 Lichess games. Average game length is 46 moves with a 6.5% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 57.9% (90% CI: 55.6%-60.2%) win rate for white (1.3K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.6%.
In Blitz games, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 55.9% (90% CI: 54.5%-57.3%) win rate for white (3.4K Lichess games). Draw rate is 7.1%.
In Rapid games, the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack has a 57.4% (90% CI: 52.4%-62.2%) win rate for white (273 Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.6%.
The King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Benko Attack is statistically favors white with a 56.5% (90% CI: 55.3%-57.7%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2500+ Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.