787 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a 45.5% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 42.5% and 48.4%), based on 787 Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 20% → 35%
Best in Rapid (46%), worst in Blitz (41%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| 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
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a 51.0% (90% CI: 48.1%-54.0%) win rate for white, based on 787 rated games from Lichess.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line performs best at 2200-2499 Elo with a 56.1% win rate for white (365 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (52.0%) outperforms Rapid (43.9%) by 8.1%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a sharpness score of 93.0 (decisive), meaning 93.0% of games end decisively. Average game length is 39 moves.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a 50.2% (90% CI: 42.8%-57.6%) win rate for white, based on 121 Lichess games. Average game length is 34 moves with a 6.9% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a 43.4% (90% CI: 38.0%-48.8%) win rate for white, based on 228 Lichess games. Average game length is 39 moves with a 9.4% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a 56.1% (90% CI: 51.8%-60.3%) win rate for white, based on 365 Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 5.0% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a 49.0% (90% CI: 41.8%-56.3%) win rate for white (126 Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.7%.
In Blitz games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line has a 52.0% (90% CI: 48.7%-55.3%) win rate for white (607 Lichess games). Draw rate is 7.0%.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line is statistically balanced with a 51.0% (90% CI: 48.1%-54.0%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2200-2499 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.