1.2K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a 52.5% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 50.2% and 54.9%), based on 1.2K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 20% → 37%
Best in Blitz (46%), worst in Rapid (37%)
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 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a 45.0% (90% CI: 42.7%-47.4%) win rate for white, based on 1.2K rated games from Lichess.
The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid performs best at 2000-2199 Elo with a 49.7% win rate for white (273 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (46.1%) outperforms Rapid (36.7%) by 9.4%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a sharpness score of 85.1 (moderately decisive), meaning 85.1% of games end decisively. Average game length is 43 moves.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a 49.7% (90% CI: 44.8%-54.7%) win rate for white, based on 273 Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 9.3% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a 46.0% (90% CI: 42.3%-49.7%) win rate for white, based on 489 Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 11.9% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a 37.4% (90% CI: 32.6%-42.3%) win rate for white, based on 267 Lichess games. Average game length is 52 moves with a 32.6% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a 45.1% (90% CI: 41.0%-49.2%) win rate for white (390 Lichess games). Draw rate is 13.4%.
In Blitz games, the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid has a 46.1% (90% CI: 43.0%-49.1%) win rate for white (718 Lichess games). Draw rate is 13.7%.
The Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid is statistically balanced with a 45.0% (90% CI: 42.7%-47.4%) 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.