9.3K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 49.6% expected score for Black (we're 90% confident it's between 48.8% and 50.5%), based on 9.3K Lichess games.
Declines with rating: 47% → 43%
Best in Bullet (48%), worst in Classical (35%)
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 Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 46.7% (90% CI: 45.8%-47.5%) win rate for white, based on 9.3K rated games from Lichess.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 47.6% win rate for white (1.5K games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (46.5%) outperforms Rapid (46.9%) by -0.4%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a sharpness score of 92.6 (decisive), meaning 92.6% of games end decisively. Average game length is 39 moves.
At 1400-1599 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 50.6% (90% CI: 44.8%-56.5%) win rate for white, based on 193 Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 3.9% draw rate.
At 1600-1799 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 46.4% (90% CI: 42.1%-50.8%) win rate for white, based on 353 Lichess games. Average game length is 36 moves with a 4.9% draw rate.
At 1800-1999 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 47.7% (90% CI: 45.1%-50.4%) win rate for white, based on 959 Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 5.5% draw rate.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 45.9% (90% CI: 44.1%-47.7%) win rate for white, based on 2.2K Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 6.4% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 46.2% (90% CI: 44.9%-47.5%) win rate for white, based on 4.0K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 8.1% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 47.6% (90% CI: 45.5%-49.7%) win rate for white, based on 1.5K Lichess games. Average game length is 43 moves with a 9.7% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 47.1% (90% CI: 45.3%-48.8%) win rate for white (2.3K Lichess games). Draw rate is 4.6%.
In Blitz games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 46.5% (90% CI: 45.4%-47.5%) win rate for white (6.2K Lichess games). Draw rate is 8.1%.
In Rapid games, the Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation has a 46.9% (90% CI: 43.9%-49.9%) win rate for white (761 Lichess games). Draw rate is 9.9%.
The Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation is statistically balanced with a 46.7% (90% CI: 45.8%-47.5%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2500+ Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.