9.4K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 51.9% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 51.1% and 52.8%), based on 9.4K Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 33% → 43%
Best in Rapid (48%), worst in Classical (42%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| Rating | UB | Bulle | Blitz | Rapid | Class |
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| 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, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 46.5% (90% CI: 45.7%-47.4%) win rate for white, based on 9.4K rated games from Lichess.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line performs best at 1400-1599 Elo with a 56.7% win rate for white (77 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (47.1%) outperforms Classical (41.5%) by 5.6%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a sharpness score of 89.3 (moderately decisive), meaning 89.3% of games end decisively. Average game length is 41 moves.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 42.3% (90% CI: 37.6%-47.0%) win rate for white, based on 293 Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 8.7% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 49.6% (90% CI: 47.1%-52.2%) win rate for white, based on 1.0K Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 7.4% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 46.3% (90% CI: 44.7%-47.9%) win rate for white, based on 2.5K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 8.1% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 47.2% (90% CI: 45.9%-48.5%) win rate for white, based on 3.9K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 8.0% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 43.4% (90% CI: 41.3%-45.4%) win rate for white, based on 1.6K Lichess games. Average game length is 51 moves with a 24.5% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 44.0% (90% CI: 42.1%-46.0%) win rate for white (1.7K Lichess games). Draw rate is 14.3%.
In Blitz games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 47.1% (90% CI: 46.1%-48.1%) win rate for white (6.8K Lichess games). Draw rate is 8.9%.
In Rapid games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line has a 47.8% (90% CI: 45.0%-50.7%) win rate for white (840 Lichess games). Draw rate is 16.5%.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line is statistically balanced with a 46.5% (90% CI: 45.7%-47.4%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 1400-1599 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.