Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit
2.8M games from Lichess · Updated January 2026
White expected score · All ratings · All speeds
59.0%
the worst score you would still get, 90% confident. Its best is the same figure — the band is too tight to plot.
Measured over 2.8M games at this level and clock.
A strong choice for White at this level and clock.
Outcomes for White
Draw 3.1 · Score = win + ½ of the draws · 2.8M games
- Rank among the families White can choose here
- not ranked — this is a variation, not a family
- Games in this context
- 2.8M
- Best context
- 65.7% at 2000-2199 Classical
- Worst context
- 56.4% at 2000-2199 Bullet
- Average game length
- 29 moves
- Games that end decisively
- 96.9%
- Draws
- 3.1%
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: 58.3% at 0-999, 65.3% at 2500+.
| 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
- 0-999 rating, UltraBullet: 53.1% expected score (64 games)
- 0-999 rating, Bullet: 57.1% expected score (37,008 games)
- 0-999 rating, Blitz: 58.8% expected score (71,820 games)
- 0-999 rating, Rapid: 59.3% expected score (32,212 games)
- 0-999 rating, Classical: 63.0% expected score (160 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, UltraBullet: 59.9% expected score (140 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Bullet: 58.3% expected score (74,480 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Blitz: 59.9% expected score (158,062 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Rapid: 60.7% expected score (76,444 games)
- 1000-1199 rating, Classical: 64.0% expected score (962 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, UltraBullet: 54.5% expected score (358 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Bullet: 57.8% expected score (104,380 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Blitz: 59.5% expected score (247,901 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Rapid: 60.9% expected score (128,403 games)
- 1200-1399 rating, Classical: 63.2% expected score (2,909 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, UltraBullet: 58.3% expected score (606 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Bullet: 57.7% expected score (123,239 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Blitz: 59.1% expected score (312,865 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Rapid: 60.5% expected score (162,500 games)
- 1400-1599 rating, Classical: 63.2% expected score (7,478 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, UltraBullet: 57.2% expected score (776 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Bullet: 57.1% expected score (119,606 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Blitz: 58.7% expected score (291,440 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Rapid: 60.3% expected score (146,433 games)
- 1600-1799 rating, Classical: 61.6% expected score (7,299 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, UltraBullet: 50.4% expected score (241 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Bullet: 57.0% expected score (103,209 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Blitz: 58.1% expected score (202,724 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Rapid: 60.3% expected score (86,961 games)
- 1800-1999 rating, Classical: 62.8% expected score (3,822 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, UltraBullet: 62.0% expected score (136 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Bullet: 56.4% expected score (72,764 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Blitz: 58.6% expected score (81,543 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Rapid: 61.6% expected score (25,495 games)
- 2000-2199 rating, Classical: 65.7% expected score (625 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, UltraBullet: 62.1% expected score (40 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Bullet: 57.5% expected score (40,411 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Blitz: 60.9% expected score (15,512 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Rapid: 62.8% expected score (2,685 games)
- 2200-2499 rating, Classical: 70.8% expected score (54 games)
- 2500+ rating, UltraBullet: 63.4% expected score (6 games)
- 2500+ rating, Bullet: 61.2% expected score (6,610 games)
- 2500+ rating, Blitz: 62.9% expected score (310 games)
- 2500+ rating, Rapid: 73.6% expected score (43 games)
Related Openings
Methodology
Across every rating and clock, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores 59.0% for White — we are 90% confident the real figure is between 59.0% and 59.1% — from 2.8M 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
- 2.8M+ 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 Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate?
Playing the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, White wins 57.4%, draws 3.1% and loses 39.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.0%. It rests on 2.8M rated games from Lichess.
At what rating does the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit perform best?
The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit performs best for White at 2500+, with an Expected Score of 61.4% (7.0K games) and the highest Floor of any rating with enough games to read.
Is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit better in blitz or rapid?
For White, the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit scores higher in Rapid: an Expected Score of 59.0% in Blitz (1.4M games) against 60.5% in Rapid (661K games).
How sharp is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit?
The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit has a sharpness score of 96.9 (very decisive), meaning 96.9% of games end decisively. Average game length is 29 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 0-999?
At 0-999, White wins 57.0%, draws 2.8% and loses 40.1%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.5%. It rests on 141K Lichess games, which average 25 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 1000-1199?
At 1000-1199, White wins 58.3%, draws 2.8% and loses 38.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.7%. It rests on 310K Lichess games, which average 27 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 1200-1399?
At 1200-1399, White wins 58.1%, draws 2.7% and loses 39.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.5%. It rests on 484K Lichess games, which average 28 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 1400-1599?
At 1400-1599, White wins 57.8%, draws 2.9% and loses 39.3%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.3%. It rests on 607K Lichess games, which average 29 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 1600-1799?
At 1600-1799, White wins 57.2%, draws 3.2% and loses 39.6%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.8%. It rests on 566K Lichess games, which average 30 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 1800-1999?
At 1800-1999, White wins 56.5%, draws 3.6% and loses 39.9%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.3%. It rests on 397K Lichess games, which average 32 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 2000-2199?
At 2000-2199, White wins 56.1%, draws 4.0% and loses 39.8%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.2%. It rests on 181K Lichess games, which average 34 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 2200-2499?
At 2200-2499, White wins 56.5%, draws 4.3% and loses 39.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 58.7%. It rests on 59K Lichess games, which average 35 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate at 2500+?
At 2500+, White wins 58.9%, draws 4.9% and loses 36.2%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 61.4%. It rests on 7.0K Lichess games, which average 37 moves.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate in UltraBullet?
In UltraBullet, White wins 56.2%, draws 1.3% and loses 42.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 56.9%. It rests on 2.4K Lichess games.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate in Bullet?
In Bullet, White wins 56.3%, draws 2.3% and loses 41.5%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 57.4%. It rests on 682K Lichess games.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate in Blitz?
In Blitz, White wins 57.3%, draws 3.3% and loses 39.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 59.0%. It rests on 1.4M Lichess games.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate in Rapid?
In Rapid, White wins 58.7%, draws 3.6% and loses 37.7%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 60.5%. It rests on 661K Lichess games.
What is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit win rate in Classical?
In Classical, White wins 60.8%, draws 3.9% and loses 35.4%. Counting a draw as half a point, that is an Expected Score of 62.7%. It rests on 23K Lichess games.
Is the Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit a good opening?
The Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit is good for White. Across all ratings, White wins 57.4% of its games and loses 39.5%. It performs best at 2500+. Your results depend on your rating, time control, and how well you know the typical plans.