Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit
5.6K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · All ratings · All speeds
58.1%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 59.2%.
Measured over 5.6K games at this level and clock.
A strong choice for White at this level and clock.
Outcomes for White
Draw 5.9 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 5.6K games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 5.6K
- Best context
- 58.1% at 2500+ Bullet
- Worst context
- 55.6% at 2000-2199 Blitz
- Average game length
- 34 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 94.1%
- Draws
- 5.9%
Best and worst are the strongest and weakest squares with at least 500 games behind them. The table further down shows every square, including thinner ones.
Extra Analysis
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Where it holds · White score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for White, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It falls away as the rating rises: 61.4% at 0-999, 53.4% at 2500+.
| 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
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 90.0% expected score (6 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 64.3% expected score (2 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 76.7% expected score (6 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 55.9% expected score (7 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (8 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 54.8% expected score (9 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 42.6% expected score (12 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 55.9% expected score (7 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 61.4% expected score (25 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 65.1% expected score (25 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 72.3% expected score (12 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 50.0% expected score (2 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 54.2% expected score (47 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 54.0% expected score (62 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 63.8% expected score (24 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 40.9% expected score (4 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 57.5% expected score (125 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 66.3% expected score (213 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 61.4% expected score (25 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 50.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 50.0% expected score (4 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 60.0% expected score (333 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 55.6% expected score (738 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 56.0% expected score (49 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 61.2% expected score (3 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 57.6% expected score (1,402 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 57.9% expected score (1,411 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 56.5% expected score (53 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 40.9% expected score (4 games)
- 2500+ rating, UltraBullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 58.1% expected score (693 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 59.9% expected score (306 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 65.4% expected score (5 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit scores 58.1% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 57.1% and 59.2% — from 5.6K Lichess games. Win rate, draw rate and loss rate come from games played December 2023 to November 2025.
How the figures are made
- Whose games these are
- 5.6K+ rated games played on Lichess (2023-12 to 2025-11). The games are Lichess’s and free for anyone to use. What is ours is the reading of them. Last rebuilt January 2026.
- Which games we count
- Rated games only — nothing casual.
- Both players within 200 rating points of each other. A mismatch tells you about the gap, not about the opening.
- At least 2 moves played.
- A game is filed under White’s rating.
- Why every number comes with a range
- A number off a few hundred games is a guess. The same number off millions is a fact. The range is what tells them apart, and it is what the lists rank on — so an opening cannot reach the top on a lucky run of forty games. The more games behind a figure, the narrower its range.
- How much we need before we say anything
- An opening page needs 100 games. A gambit needs 50 games at a rating before we will say whether it pays there. The chaos and trap lists need 500 games overall and 250 games at one rating or clock.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate?
Playing the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit, White wins 55.2%, draws 5.9% and loses 39.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.1%. It rests on 5.6K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit perform best?
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit performs best for White at 1800-1999, with an Expected Score of 62.7% (368 games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit better in blitz or rapid?
For White, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit scores higher in Rapid: an Expected Score of 58.1% in Blitz (2.8K games) against 59.7% in Rapid (185 games).
How sharp is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit?
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit has a sharpness score of 94.1 (decisive), meaning 94.1% of games end decisively. Average game length is 34 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, White wins 54.6%, draws 2.6% and loses 42.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.9%. It rests on 135 Lichess games, which average 30 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, White wins 59.9%, draws 5.5% and loses 34.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 62.7%. It rests on 368 Lichess games, which average 31 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, White wins 54.0%, draws 5.8% and loses 40.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.9%. It rests on 1.1K Lichess games, which average 34 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, White wins 54.8%, draws 5.8% and loses 39.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 57.7%. It rests on 2.9K Lichess games, which average 35 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, White wins 55.0%, draws 7.4% and loses 37.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.7%. It rests on 1.0K Lichess games, which average 36 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, White wins 56.0%, draws 4.2% and loses 39.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.1%. It rests on 2.6K Lichess games.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, White wins 54.4%, draws 7.4% and loses 38.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.1%. It rests on 2.8K Lichess games.
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, White wins 56.6%, draws 6.2% and loses 37.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.7%. It rests on 185 Lichess games.
Is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit a good opening?
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit is good for White. Across all ratings, White wins 55.2% of its games and loses 39.0%. It performs best at 1800-1999. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.