Accelerated Dragon: Win Rate by Lichess Rating

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon · 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 · CC0 name list

At 1500–1799 (Lichess rating), Black scored 50.8% in 3,604 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon games (±1.6; games from Oct 2025–Sep 2026).

Black won 49.1% of them, White won 47.6%, and 3.3% were drawn.

No clear difference from 50% at this level (inside the margin)

In games from Oct 2025–Sep 2026, Black scored 50.8% (±1.6) with the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon in sampled Lichess games at the 1500–1799 Lichess rating level (3,604 games). Observed results, not causation.

Data period: games from 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026 (sample of the Lichess open database) · Page updated: 9 Oct 2026

0.3%

of rated games at Lichess rating 1800–2099 reached the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon · 4,206 of 1,329,701 games, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 sample

Under 1200: 0.0%. At 1800–2099: 0.3%. 8.2× as common at 1800–2099 as under 1200.

Position after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6. 11,668 games in this sample reached it — 1,409 of them by a different move order.

At a glance

In this sample, White's score ranged from 48.6% (Under 1200) to 49.9% (2100+).
That spread is within the approximate margin of error, so this sample shows no clear difference between levels.
It appeared most often in the 1800–2099 group (0.3% of that group's games).
Draws were most common in the 2100+ group (6.4%).

These are observed results for the selected games (rated, players within 200 rating points of each other). They describe what happened — they do not prove the opening caused the result.

Results by Lichess rating level

Each row shows how the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon games at one rating level ended: White wins, draws and Black wins, across all time controls combined. Rating level is the average Lichess rating of both players.

White won drawn Black won. Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon — results by Lichess rating level, all time controls combined (minimum 300 games per row).

Under 1200317 gamesCompared with

White wins 47.9% · draws 1.3% · Black wins 50.8% · White's score 48.6% ±5.5 · how common 0.0%
1200–14991,382 games

White wins 47.7% · draws 3.0% · Black wins 49.3% · White's score 49.2% ±2.6 · how common 0.1%
1500–17993,604 games

White wins 47.6% · draws 3.3% · Black wins 49.1% · White's score 49.2% ±1.6 · how common 0.2%
1800–20994,206 gamesIn the headline

White wins 46.3% · draws 4.9% · Black wins 48.7% · White's score 48.8% ±1.5 · how common 0.3%
2100+2,159 games

White wins 46.7% · draws 6.4% · Black wins 46.9% · White's score 49.9% ±2.0 · how common 0.3%

"White's score" = wins + half of draws. "±" is an approximate 95% margin based only on the number of games. It does not cover sampling bias or related games (the same players appear many times), so real uncertainty is larger. "How common" = share of all sampled games at that level that reached this position. Ratings are Lichess ratings; they are not interchangeable with Chess.com or FIDE ratings.

See the replies most often played next at the Lichess level you choose, on one printable sheet: Prepare replies in Find Your Opening (the sheet needs JavaScript)

Results by time control

Each row shows how the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon games ended in one Lichess time control, across all rating levels combined.

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon — results by time control, all rating levels combined (minimum 300 games per row)
Time control	Games	White wins	Draws	Black wins	White's score
Bullet	3,972	47.4%	3.1%	49.5%	49.0%
Blitz	6,063	46.9%	5.1%	48.0%	49.5%
Rapid	1,575	45.8%	4.8%	49.4%	48.2%
Classical	58	Not enough games in this sample

This table and the rating rows are separate summaries: rating levels are not split by time control here, and time controls are not split by rating. Observed results only; approximate uncertainty applies as above.

Most played replies for White at each level

Top replies with at least 150 games. "Score" is White's score after that reply (wins + half of draws). These comparisons alone can't show that one reply is reliably better — the margins are approximate and stronger or weaker players may prefer different replies.

Replies to 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 by Lichess rating level, all time controls combined
Rating level	Reply · share · games · score
Under 1200	5.Nxc6 ·52.2% · 165 · 45.5% ±7.5
1200–1499	5.Nxc6 ·40.2% · 556 · 48.8% ±4.1 5.Nc3 ·34.6% · 478 · 47.8% ±4.4
1500–1799	5.Nc3 ·40.7% · 1,465 · 51.2% ±2.5 5.Nxc6 ·30.6% · 1,102 · 47.7% ±2.9 5.Be3 ·10.9% · 394 · 45.7% ±4.9
1800–2099	5.Nc3 ·43.3% · 1,821 · 50.5% ±2.2 5.Nxc6 ·23.0% · 969 · 43.8% ±3.1 5.c4 ·12.9% · 542 · 51.1% ±4.1
2100+	5.Nc3 ·48.1% · 1,038 · 52.0% ±2.9 5.c4 ·22.8% · 492 · 50.4% ±4.2 5.Nxc6 ·17.7% · 383 · 47.0% ±4.9

Up next: related positions with a page

Earlier position: Sicilian Defense: Open 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
Related line: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 (Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian)
Related line: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 (Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations)
Related line: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 (Sicilian Defense: French Variation)

Download these numbers: Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon (CSV), released under CC0. For move-by-move exploration with your own filters, see the free Lichess opening explorer. This independent page lists each rating level and each time control in its own row for comparison.