Réti Opening
1 variations · 112 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · Overall
55.7%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 63.3%.
Measured over 112 games at this level and clock.
A strong opening choice for White at this level and clock.
Outcomes for White
Draw 4.8 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 112 games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — under 500 games here
- Games in this context
- 112
- Best context
- not measured yet
- Variations measured
- 1
- Average game length
- 33 moves
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.
What to play from here
White · Overall · limited dataNot enough games here yet to rank what comes next. Pick another rating or time control above.
These are the moves players actually choose from here, ranked by how they score. A higher score is a better bet on the numbers alone — familiarity and playstyle still matter.
Where it holds · White score by rating × clock
Green is clearly ahead for White, grey is around even, red is behind. Tap a cell to measure there, and again to clear. It gets better as the rating rises: 41.4% at 0-999, 78.6% at 2500+.
| 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
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 21.5% expected score (2 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 61.2% expected score (3 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 50.0% expected score (8 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 38.3% expected score (7 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (2 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 13.7% expected score (4 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 62.0% expected score (11 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 63.4% expected score (6 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 78.3% expected score (18 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (4 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 72.3% expected score (3 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 55.5% expected score (17 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 65.4% expected score (5 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 35.7% expected score (9 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 61.2% expected score (3 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 21.5% expected score (2 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 78.6% expected score (2 games)
1 variations · ranked by floor
Floor — the worst score you would still get, 90% confident.
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Réti Opening family scores 55.7% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 48.1% and 63.3% — from 112 Lichess games across 1 variations. 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
- 112+ 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 Réti Opening win rate?
Across the Réti Opening's 1 variations, White wins 53.3%, draws 4.8% and loses 41.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.7%. It rests on 112 rated games from Lichess.
How many Réti Opening variations are there?
1 Réti Opening variations have a page of their own, each broken down by rating and by clock.
How sharp is the Réti Opening?
Réti Opening games are 95.2% decisive (non-draws), with an average length of 33 moves. Sharpness varies by specific variation.
Is the Réti Opening a good opening family?
The Réti Opening family is about level overall. Across its games, White wins 53.3% and loses 41.9%. Results differ between its 1 variations, so open the one you play for its own figures.