Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line
89K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · All ratings · All speeds
56.3%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 56.6%.
Measured over 89K games at this level and clock.
A strong choice for White at this level and clock.
Outcomes for White
Draw 6.4 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 89K games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 89K
- Best context
- 61.1% at 2500+ Blitz
- Worst context
- 50.8% at 1600-1799 Bullet
- Average game length
- 40 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 93.6%
- Draws
- 6.4%
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 · 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 falls away as the rating rises: 61.7% at 0-999, 59.1% 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: 64.3% expected score (9 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 59.1% expected score (4 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 42.6% expected score (52 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 43.3% expected score (28 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 69.1% expected score (9 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 53.0% expected score (114 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 58.0% expected score (118 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 60.2% expected score (23 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 51.8% expected score (376 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 54.2% expected score (549 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 51.0% expected score (104 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 73.1% expected score (5 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 67.7% expected score (7 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 50.8% expected score (1,152 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 53.3% expected score (2,047 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 49.7% expected score (309 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 62.9% expected score (14 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 57.7% expected score (5 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 53.3% expected score (3,346 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 53.5% expected score (8,203 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 56.8% expected score (969 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 57.3% expected score (101 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 67.7% expected score (7 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 55.0% expected score (8,594 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 55.2% expected score (18,255 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 56.1% expected score (1,714 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 51.4% expected score (73 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 83.4% expected score (3 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 57.2% expected score (16,001 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 57.7% expected score (14,603 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 58.3% expected score (1,237 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 61.8% expected score (24 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 60.2% expected score (9,445 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 61.1% expected score (1,485 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 56.1% expected score (40 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line scores 56.3% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 56.0% and 56.6% — from 89K 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
- 89K+ 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: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate?
Playing the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line, White wins 53.1%, draws 6.4% and loses 40.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.3%. It rests on 89K rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line perform best?
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line performs best for White at 2500+, with an Expected Score of 60.3% (11K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line better in blitz or rapid?
For White, the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line scores about the same in both: an Expected Score of 55.8% in Blitz (45K games) against 56.3% in Rapid (4.4K games).
How sharp is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line?
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line has a sharpness score of 93.6 (decisive), meaning 93.6% of games end decisively. Average game length is 40 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, White wins 54.6%, draws 3.3% and loses 42.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.3%. It rests on 256 Lichess games, which average 33 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, White wins 51.3%, draws 3.5% and loses 45.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.1%. It rests on 1.0K Lichess games, which average 34 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, White wins 49.7%, draws 5.1% and loses 45.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 52.3%. It rests on 3.5K Lichess games, which average 36 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, White wins 51.1%, draws 5.2% and loses 43.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 53.7%. It rests on 13K Lichess games, which average 38 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, White wins 52.1%, draws 6.2% and loses 41.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.2%. It rests on 29K Lichess games, which average 40 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, White wins 53.9%, draws 7.1% and loses 39.0%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 57.5%. It rests on 32K Lichess games, which average 41 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, White wins 56.7%, draws 7.1% and loses 36.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.3%. It rests on 11K Lichess games, which average 44 moves.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, White wins 54.4%, draws 4.9% and loses 40.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.8%. It rests on 39K Lichess games.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, White wins 52.1%, draws 7.4% and loses 40.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 55.8%. It rests on 45K Lichess games.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, White wins 51.7%, draws 9.2% and loses 39.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.3%. It rests on 4.4K Lichess games.
What is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line win rate in Classical?
In Classical, White wins 51.0%, draws 11.7% and loses 37.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.9%. It rests on 217 Lichess games.
Is the Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line a good opening?
The Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line is good for White. Across all ratings, White wins 53.1% of its games and loses 40.5%. It performs best at 2500+. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.