2.1K games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
At all ratings, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 53.0% expected score for White (we're 90% confident it's between 51.3% and 54.8%), based on 2.1K Lichess games.
Deep-dive datasets for this opening
Improves with rating: 20% → 51%
Best in Blitz (49%), worst in Rapid (35%)
Click any cell to filter. Green = above 50%, Red = below 50%.
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Expected score matrix by rating bracket and time control
The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 47.9% (90% CI: 46.2%-49.7%) win rate for white, based on 2.1K rated games from Lichess.
The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation performs best at 2500+ Elo with a 50.9% win rate for white (359 games). Win rate tends to decline at higher ratings as opponents know the theory better.
Blitz (48.9%) outperforms Rapid (34.6%) by 14.3%. Choose your time control wisely.
The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a sharpness score of 89.8 (moderately decisive), meaning 89.8% of games end decisively. Average game length is 40 moves.
At 2000-2199 Elo, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 41.0% (90% CI: 36.6%-45.5%) win rate for white, based on 329 Lichess games. Average game length is 38 moves with a 12.0% draw rate.
At 2200-2499 Elo, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 48.7% (90% CI: 46.4%-50.9%) win rate for white, based on 1.4K Lichess games. Average game length is 40 moves with a 9.8% draw rate.
At 2500+ Elo, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 50.9% (90% CI: 46.6%-55.2%) win rate for white, based on 359 Lichess games. Average game length is 42 moves with a 10.4% draw rate.
In Bullet games, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 47.4% (90% CI: 43.2%-51.5%) win rate for white (386 Lichess games). Draw rate is 6.6%.
In Blitz games, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 48.9% (90% CI: 46.9%-51.0%) win rate for white (1.6K Lichess games). Draw rate is 10.4%.
In Rapid games, the Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation has a 34.6% (90% CI: 27.1%-42.5%) win rate for white (101 Lichess games). Draw rate is 21.0%.
The Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Alekhine Variation is statistically balanced with a 47.9% (90% CI: 46.2%-49.7%) win rate across all ratings. It performs best at 2500+ Elo. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.