338 games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit has a 46.1% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 41.6% and 50.5%), based on 338 Lichess games.
Improves with rating: 20% → 54%
Best in Classical (56%), worst in Rapid (33%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
| 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
The Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit has a 42.3% (90% CI: 37.9%-46.7%) win rate for white, based on 338 rated games from Lichess.
The Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit performs best at 2000-2199 Elo with a 42.6% win rate for white (103 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (42.4%) outperforms Bullet (43.1%) by -0.7%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit has a sharpness score of 92.5 (decisive), meaning 92.5% of games end decisively. Average game length is 35 moves.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit has a 42.6% (90% CI: 34.7%-50.6%) win rate for white, based on 103 Lichess games. Average game length is 32 moves with a 6.2% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit has a 39.4% (90% CI: 33.0%-46.0%) win rate for white, based on 152 Lichess games. Average game length is 37 moves with a 7.5% draw rate.
In Blitz games, the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit has a 42.4% (90% CI: 37.3%-47.4%) win rate for white (257 Lichess games). Draw rate is 8.3%.
The Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Gary Gambit is slightly favors black with a 42.3% (90% CI: 37.9%-46.7%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2000-2199 Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.