8.6K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 53.5% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 52.6% and 54.4%), based on 8.6K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 57% → 60%
Best in Classical (57%), worst in UltraBullet (20%)
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 | — | — | |||
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| 2200-2499 | — | — | |||
| 2500+ | — | — | — | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 52.1% (90% CI: 51.3%-53.0%) win rate for white, based on 8.6K rated games from Lichess.
The Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 59.9% win rate for white (133 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (52.6%) outperforms Rapid (53.0%) by -0.4%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a sharpness score of 97.3 (very decisive), meaning 97.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 34 moves.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 54.6% (90% CI: 48.3%-60.8%) win rate for white, based on 168 Lichess games. Average game length is 26 moves with a 3.8% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 53.6% (90% CI: 50.2%-57.1%) win rate for white, based on 557 Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 51.1% (90% CI: 49.1%-53.2%) win rate for white, based on 1.6K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 51.4% (90% CI: 49.7%-53.2%) win rate for white, based on 2.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 2.4% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 54.2% (90% CI: 52.4%-56.0%) win rate for white, based on 2.0K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 3.0% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 51.2% (90% CI: 48.8%-53.5%) win rate for white, based on 1.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 48.6% (90% CI: 45.5%-51.6%) win rate for white, based on 712 Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 59.9% (90% CI: 52.8%-66.7%) win rate for white, based on 133 Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 4.8% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 51.6% (90% CI: 50.3%-52.8%) win rate for white (4.1K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.1%.
In Blitz games, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 52.6% (90% CI: 51.3%-53.9%) win rate for white (3.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.2%.
In Rapid games, the Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl has a 53.0% (90% CI: 49.9%-56.0%) win rate for white (713 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.6%.
The Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl is statistically favors white with a 52.1% (90% CI: 51.3%-53.0%) 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.