What is the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening expected score for White?
At all ratings, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 50.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 50.0% and 50.2%), based on 532K Lichess games.
532K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 50.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 50.0% and 50.2%), based on 532K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 44% → 35%
Best in UltraBullet (54%), worst in Classical (46%)
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Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 48.3% (90% CI: 48.2%-48.4%) win rate for white, based on 532K rated games from Lichess.
The King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening performs best at 1800-1999 Elo with a 49.4% win rate for white (84K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
UltraBullet (53.9%) outperforms Classical (46.1%) by 7.8%. Choose your time control wisely.
The King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a sharpness score of 96.3 (very decisive), meaning 96.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 33 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 43.8% (90% CI: 43.4%-44.2%) win rate for white, based on 51K Lichess games. Average game length is 26 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 47.4% (90% CI: 47.1%-47.8%) win rate for white, based on 60K Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 3.0% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 48.6% (90% CI: 48.3%-48.9%) win rate for white, based on 80K Lichess games. Average game length is 30 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 48.5% (90% CI: 48.3%-48.8%) win rate for white, based on 92K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.4% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 49.2% (90% CI: 49.0%-49.4%) win rate for white, based on 122K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.1% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 49.4% (90% CI: 49.1%-49.6%) win rate for white, based on 84K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 3.7% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 49.5% (90% CI: 49.0%-49.9%) win rate for white, based on 32K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 47.4% (90% CI: 46.6%-48.3%) win rate for white, based on 9.3K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 4.2% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 35.2% (90% CI: 32.8%-37.5%) win rate for white, based on 1.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 46 moves with a 35.9% draw rate.
In UltraBullet games, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 53.9% (90% CI: 52.1%-55.8%) win rate for white (2.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.7%.
In Bullet games, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 49.1% (90% CI: 48.9%-49.4%) win rate for white (133K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.3%.
In Blitz games, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 48.3% (90% CI: 48.1%-48.4%) win rate for white (285K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.0%.
In Rapid games, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 47.1% (90% CI: 46.8%-47.3%) win rate for white (108K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.3%.
In Classical games, the King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening has a 46.1% (90% CI: 44.7%-47.4%) win rate for white (3.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.3%.
The King's Pawn Game: Alapin Opening is statistically balanced with a 48.3% (90% CI: 48.2%-48.4%) 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.