What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit expected score for White?
At all ratings, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 57.7% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 57.4% and 57.9%), based on 112K Lichess games.
112K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 57.7% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 57.4% and 57.9%), based on 112K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 55% → 41%
Best in Classical (60%), worst in UltraBullet (52%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 55.8% (90% CI: 55.5%-56.0%) win rate for white, based on 112K rated games from Lichess.
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit performs best at 1200-1399 Elo with a 56.8% win rate for white (20K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Classical (59.5%) outperforms UltraBullet (52.4%) by 7.1%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.2 (very decisive), meaning 96.2% of games end decisively. Average game length is 32 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 54.7% (90% CI: 53.6%-55.9%) win rate for white, based on 4.9K Lichess games. Average game length is 27 moves with a 2.8% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 55.6% (90% CI: 54.9%-56.3%) win rate for white, based on 13K Lichess games. Average game length is 29 moves with a 3.0% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 56.8% (90% CI: 56.3%-57.4%) win rate for white, based on 20K Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 3.3% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 55.5% (90% CI: 55.0%-56.0%) win rate for white, based on 25K Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 3.7% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 55.3% (90% CI: 54.8%-55.8%) win rate for white, based on 23K Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 4.0% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 56.3% (90% CI: 55.6%-56.9%) win rate for white, based on 17K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 57.1% (90% CI: 56.1%-58.1%) win rate for white, based on 6.6K Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 4.6% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 52.2% (90% CI: 50.5%-54.0%) win rate for white, based on 2.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 5.4% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 41.4% (90% CI: 36.9%-45.8%) win rate for white, based on 331 Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 8.3% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 55.9% (90% CI: 55.5%-56.4%) win rate for white (32K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.4%.
In Blitz games, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 55.2% (90% CI: 54.9%-55.5%) win rate for white (59K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.2%.
In Rapid games, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 57.2% (90% CI: 56.6%-57.7%) win rate for white (19K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.7%.
In Classical games, the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit has a 59.5% (90% CI: 57.0%-61.9%) win rate for white (1.1K Lichess games). Draw rate is 5.5%.
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit is statistically favors white with a 55.8% (90% CI: 55.5%-56.0%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1200-1399 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.