Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening
1.1M games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
Black expected score · All ratings · All speeds
50.0%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 50.1%.
Measured over 1.1M games at this level and clock.
Roughly even — the middlegame decides more than this opening choice does.
Outcomes for Black
Draw 3.6 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 1.1M games
- Rank among the families Black can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 1.1M
- Best context
- 51.5% at 1800-1999 Bullet
- Worst context
- 39.8% at 2200-2499 Rapid
- Average game length
- 37 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 96.4%
- Draws
- 3.6%
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.
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 falls away as the rating rises: 47.8% at 0-999, 42.1% at 2500+.
| 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
- 0-999 rating, UltraBullet: 57.4% expected score (148 games)
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 50.2% expected score (3,808 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 48.0% expected score (4,064 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 44.7% expected score (1,043 games)
- 0-999 rating, Classical: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, UltraBullet: 44.0% expected score (316 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 50.0% expected score (11,268 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 47.9% expected score (10,829 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 46.3% expected score (2,654 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 34.7% expected score (44 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 46.3% expected score (598 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 49.8% expected score (24,942 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 49.0% expected score (25,425 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 47.2% expected score (6,392 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 45.3% expected score (190 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 47.9% expected score (1,458 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 50.3% expected score (43,930 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 49.7% expected score (57,167 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 48.0% expected score (13,239 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 43.0% expected score (504 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 48.2% expected score (2,804 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 50.9% expected score (79,303 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 50.4% expected score (101,054 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 48.5% expected score (22,117 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 46.6% expected score (881 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 50.1% expected score (1,619 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 51.5% expected score (122,637 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 50.8% expected score (133,425 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 49.1% expected score (24,140 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 44.1% expected score (932 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 45.3% expected score (563 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 51.2% expected score (129,038 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 49.9% expected score (106,042 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 48.2% expected score (13,912 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 41.6% expected score (409 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 51.6% expected score (129 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 49.5% expected score (122,954 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 45.7% expected score (35,727 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 39.8% expected score (2,477 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 47.7% expected score (20 games)
- 2500+ rating, UltraBullet: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 46.3% expected score (29,923 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 42.4% expected score (1,039 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 40.9% expected score (15 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening scores 50.0% for Black — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 49.9% and 50.1% — from 1.1M 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
- 1.1M+ 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 Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate?
Playing the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening, Black wins 48.1%, draws 3.6% and loses 48.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.0%. It rests on 1.1M rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening perform best?
The Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening performs best for Black at 1800-1999, with an Expected Score of 51.0% (283K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening better in blitz or rapid?
For Black, the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening scores higher in Blitz: an Expected Score of 49.8% in Blitz (475K games) against 48.1% in Rapid (86K games).
How sharp is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening?
The Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening has a sharpness score of 96.4 (very decisive), meaning 96.4% of games end decisively. Average game length is 37 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 0-999?
At 0-999, Black wins 47.2%, draws 3.1% and loses 49.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.7%. It rests on 9.1K Lichess games, which average 28 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 1000-1199?
At 1000-1199, Black wins 47.3%, draws 2.4% and loses 50.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.6%. It rests on 25K Lichess games, which average 30 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, Black wins 47.8%, draws 2.5% and loses 49.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.1%. It rests on 58K Lichess games, which average 32 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, Black wins 48.2%, draws 3.0% and loses 48.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.7%. It rests on 116K Lichess games, which average 34 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, Black wins 48.7%, draws 3.3% and loses 48.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.4%. It rests on 206K Lichess games, which average 35 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, Black wins 49.1%, draws 3.7% and loses 47.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 51.0%. It rests on 283K Lichess games, which average 37 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, Black wins 48.4%, draws 4.0% and loses 47.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.5%. It rests on 250K Lichess games, which average 38 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, Black wins 46.3%, draws 4.3% and loses 49.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.5%. It rests on 161K Lichess games, which average 40 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, Black wins 43.6%, draws 4.9% and loses 51.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 46.1%. It rests on 31K Lichess games, which average 42 moves.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate in UltraBullet?
In UltraBullet, Black wins 47.2%, draws 2.1% and loses 50.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.3%. It rests on 7.6K Lichess games.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, Black wins 49.0%, draws 2.9% and loses 48.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 50.5%. It rests on 568K Lichess games.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, Black wins 47.7%, draws 4.2% and loses 48.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 49.8%. It rests on 475K Lichess games.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, Black wins 45.5%, draws 5.1% and loses 49.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 48.1%. It rests on 86K Lichess games.
What is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening win rate in Classical?
In Classical, Black wins 40.9%, draws 6.6% and loses 52.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 44.2%. It rests on 3.0K Lichess games.
Is the Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening a good opening?
The Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening is about level. Across all ratings, Black wins 48.1% of its games and loses 48.2%. It performs best at 1800-1999. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.