Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack
743 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · All ratings · All speeds
60.9%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. At best 63.8%.
Measured over 743 games at this level and clock.
A strong choice for White at this level and clock.
Outcomes for White
Draw 6.6 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 743 games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 743
- Best context
- not measured yet
- Average game length
- 39 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 93.4%
- Draws
- 6.6%
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.
Extra Analysis
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
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: 44.0% at 1200-1399, 56.5% 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
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 31.9% expected score (4 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 50.0% expected score (2 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 72.3% expected score (3 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 30.0% expected score (1 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 59.3% expected score (47 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 42.4% expected score (5 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 61.2% expected score (3 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 38.9% expected score (3 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 50.0% expected score (18 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 72.3% expected score (3 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 78.6% expected score (2 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 60.4% expected score (13 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 67.9% expected score (74 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 83.4% expected score (3 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 35.7% expected score (2 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 45.9% expected score (35 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 62.3% expected score (291 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (4 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 70.0% expected score (1 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 56.3% expected score (78 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 63.1% expected score (147 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 50.0% expected score (2 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack scores 60.9% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 58.0% and 63.8% — from 743 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
- 743+ 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 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack win rate?
Playing the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack, White wins 57.6%, draws 6.6% and loses 35.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.9%. It rests on 743 rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack perform best?
The Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack performs best for White at 2000-2199, with an Expected Score of 67.1% (92 games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
How sharp is the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack?
The Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack has a sharpness score of 93.4 (decisive), meaning 93.4% of games end decisively. Average game length is 39 moves.
What is the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, White wins 57.9%, draws 5.3% and loses 36.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.6%. It rests on 331 Lichess games, which average 39 moves.
What is the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, White wins 55.4%, draws 10.7% and loses 33.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.8%. It rests on 227 Lichess games, which average 42 moves.
What is the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, White wins 51.2%, draws 6.9% and loses 41.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 54.7%. It rests on 179 Lichess games.
What is the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, White wins 59.3%, draws 6.5% and loses 34.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 62.6%. It rests on 542 Lichess games.
Is the Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack a good opening?
The Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Totsky Attack is good for White. Across all ratings, White wins 57.6% of its games and loses 35.8%. It performs best at 2000-2199. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.