Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation
659 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
Black expected score · All ratings · All speeds
45.7%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 48.8%.
Measured over 659 games at this level and clock.
Black comes out behind here — there are better weapons in the list.
Outcomes for Black
Draw 20.7 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 659 games
- Rank among the families Black can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 659
- Best context
- not measured yet
- Average game length
- 43 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 79.3%
- Draws
- 20.7%
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 · Black score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for Black, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It gets better as the rating rises: 23.4% at 0-999, 49.3% 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: 16.7% expected score (3 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 78.6% expected score (2 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 31.9% expected score (4 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 42.4% expected score (5 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 32.6% expected score (10 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 16.7% expected score (3 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 31.9% expected score (4 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 42.4% expected score (5 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 46.6% expected score (13 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 36.7% expected score (6 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 57.7% expected score (5 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 42.5% expected score (25 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 7.9% expected score (8 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 46.6% expected score (43 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 47.3% expected score (256 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 32.4% expected score (7 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 51.2% expected score (127 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 46.7% expected score (120 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (5 games)
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Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation scores 45.7% for Black — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 42.6% and 48.8% — from 659 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
- 659+ 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 Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation win rate?
Playing the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation, Black wins 35.4%, draws 20.7% and loses 44.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 45.7%. It rests on 659 rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation perform best?
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation performs best for Black at 2500+, with an Expected Score of 49.0% (252 games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
How sharp is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation?
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation has a sharpness score of 79.3 (drawish), meaning 79.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 43 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, Black wins 42.1%, draws 9.3% and loses 48.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 46.8%. It rests on 306 Lichess games, which average 33 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, Black wins 28.2%, draws 41.6% and loses 30.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.0%. It rests on 252 Lichess games, which average 60 moves.
What is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, Black wins 28.3%, draws 43.4% and loses 28.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.0%. It rests on 184 Lichess games.
What is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, Black wins 39.7%, draws 12.9% and loses 47.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 46.2%. It rests on 428 Lichess games.
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation a good opening?
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation is hard work for Black — it favours White. Across all ratings, Black wins 35.4% of its games and loses 44.0%. It performs best at 2500+. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.