Position 234

NRQKBBNR · king on d, bishops on e and f

nrqkbbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRQKBBNR w KQkq - 0 1

Bishops on e1 and f1, queen on c1 beside the king on d1, knights on a1 and g1, rooks on b1 and h1. Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside has 1 piece in the lane. At Stockfish depth 15 the preferred first move is f4, +1.09, draw rate 42%, more level than 1% of the 960 starts.

QueensideKingsideK

Depth 15 will move if a deeper engine file is published.

White edge +1.09. More level than 1% of the 960 starts.

Engine WDL

Win 57.6% · Draw 42.3% · Loss 0.1%

Human-adjusted WDL

Win 49.8% · Draw 42.3% · Loss 7.9%

Kingside has 3 pieces in the lane; queenside has 1 piece in the lane.

Bishops on e and f · King on d · First move f4

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