What is the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 46.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 45.8% and 46.5%), based on 56K Lichess games.
56K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 46.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 45.8% and 46.5%), based on 56K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 49% → 54%
Best in UltraBullet (48%), worst in Bullet (43%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
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Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 44.7% (90% CI: 44.4%-45.1%) win rate for white, based on 56K rated games from Lichess.
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 53.5% win rate for white (536 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Rapid (46.6%) outperforms Classical (43.7%) by 2.9%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a sharpness score of 97.3 (very decisive), meaning 97.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 30 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 49.1% (90% CI: 46.5%-51.7%) win rate for white, based on 1.0K Lichess games. Average game length is 24 moves with a 3.1% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 49.0% (90% CI: 47.2%-50.8%) win rate for white, based on 2.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 24 moves with a 2.2% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 46.1% (90% CI: 44.7%-47.4%) win rate for white, based on 3.8K Lichess games. Average game length is 26 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 44.4% (90% CI: 43.5%-45.4%) win rate for white, based on 7.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 2.2% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 42.8% (90% CI: 42.1%-43.6%) win rate for white, based on 12K Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 2.5% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 43.9% (90% CI: 43.3%-44.6%) win rate for white, based on 16K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 2.8% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 45.4% (90% CI: 44.6%-46.3%) win rate for white, based on 9.6K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 46.3% (90% CI: 45.1%-47.6%) win rate for white, based on 4.1K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 3.8% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 53.5% (90% CI: 49.9%-57.0%) win rate for white, based on 536 Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 42.7% (90% CI: 42.0%-43.3%) win rate for white (15K Lichess games). Draw rate is 1.7%.
In Blitz games, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 45.1% (90% CI: 44.7%-45.6%) win rate for white (31K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.0%.
In Rapid games, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 46.6% (90% CI: 45.8%-47.5%) win rate for white (9.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.4%.
In Classical games, the Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line has a 43.7% (90% CI: 40.1%-47.3%) win rate for white (508 Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.4%.
The Latvian Gambit Accepted: Main Line is slightly favors black with a 44.7% (90% CI: 44.4%-45.1%) 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.