5.3K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 62.6% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 61.5% and 63.7%), based on 5.3K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 66% → 74%
Best in Classical (75%), worst in Blitz (59%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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| 2200-2499 | — | — | |||
| 2500+ | — | — | — | — |
Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 61.1% (90% CI: 59.9%-62.1%) win rate for white, based on 5.3K rated games from Lichess.
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit performs best at 0-999 Elo with a 65.6% win rate for white (598 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Classical (75.2%) outperforms Blitz (59.0%) by 16.2%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.9 (very decisive), meaning 96.9% of games end decisively. Average game length is 30 moves.
At 0-999 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 65.6% (90% CI: 62.4%-68.8%) win rate for white, based on 598 Lichess games. Average game length is 24 moves with a 4.3% draw rate.
At 1000-1199 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 65.4% (90% CI: 62.2%-68.5%) win rate for white, based on 620 Lichess games. Average game length is 26 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1200-1399 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 65.1% (90% CI: 62.1%-68.0%) win rate for white, based on 714 Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 3.6% draw rate.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 62.5% (90% CI: 59.8%-65.1%) win rate for white, based on 913 Lichess games. Average game length is 28 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 59.3% (90% CI: 56.6%-61.9%) win rate for white, based on 914 Lichess games. Average game length is 31 moves with a 2.7% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 58.9% (90% CI: 55.7%-62.0%) win rate for white, based on 655 Lichess games. Average game length is 33 moves with a 3.3% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 51.4% (90% CI: 48.4%-54.5%) win rate for white, based on 709 Lichess games. Average game length is 35 moves with a 2.9% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 59.6% (90% CI: 53.7%-65.4%) win rate for white, based on 189 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 3.4% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 60.9% (90% CI: 59.1%-62.6%) win rate for white (2.0K Lichess games). Draw rate is 2.0%.
In Blitz games, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 59.0% (90% CI: 57.3%-60.6%) win rate for white (2.3K Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.8%.
In Rapid games, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit has a 65.4% (90% CI: 62.7%-68.0%) win rate for white (874 Lichess games). Draw rate is 3.9%.
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit is statistically favors white with a 61.1% (90% CI: 59.9%-62.1%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 0-999 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.